In the UK most of our homes and commercial premises are served by a boiler, whether that be for heating, hot water, or both.
It is very easy to get swamped by everyday life, but it is important to ensure that your boiler is serviced regularly.
In domestic homes it is advised that boilers are serviced annually. In commercial premises it is also advised that boilers are serviced annually, except for in high use premises where it is advised that boilers are serviced every six months.
If you are unsure as to how often you should service your boiler, the best place to start is to check the boiler manufacturers website, or to ask your friendly plumbing and heating engineer (aka – Knight Gas Services) for their advice.
But just why is it so important to ensure that you regularly service your boiler? Let’s take a look.
The main reason for ensuring that your boiler is serviced regularly is for safety.
Boilers work hard, burning fuel to turn the fuel into heat, this burning creates risks such as carbon monoxide leaks and/or gas leaks.
Both of these types of leaks can result in severe damage to life and property.
Don’t take the risk, simply get your boiler service booked in.
For most people, the boilers in place within their homes or commercial properties are used every single day. This heavy use means that overtime soot can build up within the boiler and parts within the boiler can become worn.
Regular servicing ensures that any soot build up is removed and any worn parts can be found and swapped out ahead of them causing an expensive breakdown of your boiler.
Servicing helps to prevents your boiler from breaking down, which always seems to happen at pivotable points such as during a cold snap or before the in-laws come and stay.
Regular serving also helps your boiler be efficient to run, which in turns helps to keep your energy bills low.
Most boilers come with a manufacturer’s warranty, regular servicing ensures that the warranty stays active. Ensuring that if there is a fault with your boiler it is located and fixed without you having to pay out.
A regularly serviced boiler is an efficient boiler. Requiring less energy to run and providing a better quality of heat in your home or commercial premise.
A regularly serviced boiler also helps to extend the life of the boiler which in turn helps the environment.
Contact Knight Gas Services today to get your boiler serviced booked in.
We can assist whether your boiler was fitted by ourselves or by another plumbing and heating engineer.
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