08/10/2026
When a 20+ year old boiler plays up, 9/10 times an engineer will tell you it needs replacing. And if money permits £2500-£3500 depending on what you go for and location of installation. Sometimes the gas supply pipe may need upgrading or a new boiler needs somewhere for the condensate to go. So there are things to consider and not as simple as a quick swap.
This particular boiler had a weird fault whereby it wasn’t conforming to what it should have been doing with the fault that was occurring. Also when I first went, the fault wasn’t occurring at all. The dreaded intermittent fault!
Nonetheless my diagnosis was a replacement ignition board. Now I always offer customers a choice of brand new from the manufacturer or a professionally refurbished part. A refurb board was ordered and installed and the fault continued. Long story short, the refurb board had the same fault. 3 times in 6 years this has happened and it’s just an unfortunate thing.
But nonetheless the boiler is working and lives another day, or in my opinion another 10 years. Older standard efficiency boilers were built to last. They’re not subject to the same conditions as a modern condensing boiler.
So if you would like a diagnosis and repair or a second opinion, get in touch 🔧
Text or WhatsApp 07498211277 or WhatsApp me here https://wa.me/447498211277
Peter (Boiler-Serv) 🔧 🔥 💧 😀