Mark wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:20:29 +0000, (A.Lee) wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:
Moral of this is, boiler insurance is probably a good deal these days
(cost of parts is the killer), but make sure it covers "scale damage".
Too many wriggle-out options otherwise.
I would dispute that. Yes, it is good if a £300 PCB goes, but for many
people, it is just money wasted.
FWIW Worcester Bosch do a fix-priced repair that covers everything
exept the Heat Exchanger IIRC. This could be good value if the PCB or
other expensive component fails.
I used this when the fan died on mine.
It's not bad value when you consider the job is done in an hour,
whatever the fault, and in my case a couple of extra parts were replaced
as a precaution. As the boiler's now 5 years old I decided to go for an
annual insurance which, given the price of parts, seemed like a good deal.
I don't trust manufacturers of cars, boilers, and printers when it comes
to built-in obsolescence. I'm sure they don't program the chips to fail,
but it certainly seems that way sometimes.