I recently paid over £4'000 for a new…
I recently paid over £4'000 for a new…
I recently paid over £4'000 for a new boiler and emertion tank with British gas, as the weather got warm a fault started to show its self.
A loud humming!
Unfortunately the fitter did not fit an automatic bypass valve at the time of the installation, which is required for this type of system, to stop the circulating pump overheating and making a loud humming.
Two engineers called on different occasions,
The first said I need to take the thermostat off the hallway radiator and let the wall stat control it by turning of the heating in the whole house, I did not think this was a good idea, and he said he would get some advice, he never got back to me.
The second engineer to call (who we waited in all day for then 70 minutes before his time window ran out cancelled), next day he called, first thing he did without asking was plug hes PC into my power supply, then informed me I should move the thermostat to the front room and take off the thermostat on the radiator, I pointed out this room get very hot from the sun, he said move it to another room.
This system is guaranteed for 2 years the main reason I went with British gas.
At the moment it is not fit for purpose and has a fault they are unwilling to fix.
I text the engineer after he left with this text and looks like it got blocked for doing so.
" Hi it's Graham from 110.
A quick look on the internet shows me, an automatic bypass valve is required, this is installed just after the pump outlet and to the return, please arrange a time to fit this.
Many thanks Graham "
Looks likes my text was blocked for this.
Charming way to treat customers.
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27/03/2023
Update I'm please to say the first engineer called back and will call out with his supervisor/line manager, help with this issue.
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update
Update on British gas, a supervisor came and looked and agreed a auto bypass valve was needed and a engineer would call to fit it.
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A engineer called and fitted a gate valve. sigh
I'm a 70 year old looks like I will need to sort this out myself.
This is the total nonsense of British gas.
I phoned the supervisor he said they fitted a gate valve because the auto valves can leak, what a fp.
March 25, 2023
Unprompted review