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Most people have bought a boiler service. Rather fewer have had one.
The difference matters, and it is easy to spot once you know what to look for, so this page sets it out. Giffard Park is largely 1980s housing where boilers are on their second or third generation, which is exactly the age where a real service earns its cost and a nominal one does not.
Based in Two Mile Ash, around fifteen minutes away. Gas Safe registered, registration number 981362.
- Gas Safe registered 981362
- Around fifteen minutes from Two Mile Ash
- A written record with readings, not a date sticker
- Booked work Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm
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What a real service includes
- The gas side. Working and standing gas pressure checked at the appliance. Gas rate measured, meaning what the boiler is actually burning against what it should be. Burner, injectors and heat exchanger inspected for debris and corrosion. Case and seals checked, because a poor case seal on a room sealed appliance is a safety matter rather than a cosmetic one.
- The flue and combustion. Visual inspection of the full flue run including the terminal outside. Then a flue gas analysis with a calibrated analyser, checking the ratio of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide against the manufacturer’s figures.
- The water side. Pressure checked cold and hot. Expansion vessel charge checked. Pressure relief valve and its discharge pipe checked. Condensate trap cleaned. Magnetic filter cleaned if fitted, and you should be told what came out of it, because that tells you how the system is doing.
- Safety and controls. All safety devices confirmed operating, controls and interlock checked, carbon monoxide alarm checked if fitted and recommended if not.
This is the part that separates a service from a look. It produces a number
A number you can compare against last year’s, and a gradual drift in that number is an early warning long before anything visible happens.
How to tell which one you got
- Time. A proper service on a combi is not a ten minute job. Allow around an hour
- The case came off. If the engineer never opened the appliance, they inspected nothing inside it
- An analyser was used and you were given the readings
- You received a written record with those readings on it, not just a dated sticker
- You were told what was found including the things that were fine, and anything trending the wrong way rather than already failed
If none of that happened, you paid for a visual check.
Why the warranty depends on it
Nearly all manufacturer warranties require an annual service by a Gas Safe registered engineer, recorded and dated, and they will ask for that record if you claim. A boiler that has not been serviced since installation has a warranty that exists on paper only.
The expensive version of this conversation is a heat exchanger failing in year four and the claim being refused.
See boiler servicing.
Book it in September
Two reasons. If the service finds something, you have time to deal with it before you actually need the heating. And every heating engineer in the country is busy from the first cold week in October, so an early autumn appointment is easier to get and easier to schedule around your day.
The housing in Giffard Park
Largely 1980s, in the north of the city near Newport Pagnell. Second and third generation boilers, gravity hot water in many properties where converting to an unvented cylinder transforms the showers, and systems old enough that the water condition is worth testing rather than assuming.
Hard water
Same Anglian Water supply as the rest of Milton Keynes, around 300 mg/l of calcium carbonate against a UK average of 207. Worth asking your engineer about the plate heat exchanger specifically if you have a combi and the hot water fluctuates. See our hard water guide.
Getting to Giffard Park
Around fifteen minutes from Two Mile Ash. Fine for booked work and out of hours.
Frequently asked questions
How long should a boiler service take?
Around an hour for a standard combi in reasonable condition. Longer if it has not been serviced for some time.
What should I get afterwards?
A written record with the readings on it. A date sticker on its own is not a record.
My boiler works fine. Is a service a waste?
A service is not there to fix a broken boiler. It is there to find what is drifting before it stops. Combustion readings and expansion vessel charge both deteriorate silently.
When is the best time to book?
September. Ahead of the rush, and with time to act on anything found.
Do you cover Blakelands and Tongwell?
Yes, along with Great Linford, Willen Park, Downs Barn and Newport Pagnell.
What we do in Giffard Park
Where we cover in Giffard Park
- Giffard Park
- Blakelands
- Tongwell
- Great Linford
- Willen Park
- Downs Barn
- Newport Pagnell
Get in touch
Call 07514 312117 or send a WhatsApp. Gas Safe registered 981362, CIPHE member, fully insured.