When we get the first cold snap, we usually have a rush of tenants reporting heating and boiler problems. And guess what? This is also when all the heating engineers are inundated and sometimes not available for several days!
Tenants – run your boiler before the weather gets really cold! Test it – check the heating comes on and check all the radiators warm up. Also, do you have a couple of spare electric heaters just in case? Do you know how to use your programmer? (if there is one) If not then (and I know it sounds so dull!) why not download the manual and take some time to learn how to program your boiler to run an efficient routine automatically.
Landlords! Do you worry about getting that call from tenants? “The boiler’s stopped working“… it can really be a downer and suddenly your day is being spent trying to find solutions and an engineer. Our full management service is available anytime! And we completely take care of these issues for you. We have online reporting systems for tenants to use, and a work order system with “support ticket” style updates. Click here to enquire today!
Also, the most common cause of boiler breakdowns reported to us is a drop in pressure on combi boilers (if you have a hot water cylinder then you DON’T have a combi boiler).
Repressurising a combi system is usually very simple and takes seconds – don’t wait days for a heating engineer! Here is an example video of how to do it.
Don’t be cold this winter – a little bit of understanding of your heating and hotwater, along with a plan for back up heating, will keep you comfortable and possibly help you solve any problems yourself instead of waiting (in the cold) for an engineer.
