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Post by DIYDafty on Jul 13, 2019 17:13:06 GMT
I reckon if I asked this on one of the crappy forums I'd jumped on. Deep breath. Here goes:
What percentage of brand new boiler installations that are connected up without leaks and working flue fail the FGA tests ?
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Post by tomplum on Jul 13, 2019 18:59:20 GMT
I never used a FGA in my whole life, if the boiler is installed right and won't work, i phone the supplier , it happened twice in my later years,Once with a Baxi, the engineer came out and fixed it, and once with a Biasi, the spark had wired it wrong, he, ( the spark ) got charged a call out,
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Post by tomplum on Jul 13, 2019 21:36:38 GMT
the Volkswagon cars claimed to be more efficient than they actually were, they got found out and punished, No one yet has challenged the efficiency of boiler claims, it could happen one day and a battle of bullshit would open a long running legal fight between, pen pushing,FGA sellers, desk riding boiler manufactures and bullshitting carbon footprint reducing claiming rule makers, If you buy a boiler, and there is no rules for buying boilers, anyone can sell them and anyone can buy them, if you fit it, and it does not work, the LAW protects you because, that boiler should do what it says it should do, as long as its fitted per the MI's, Its up to the seller to fix it, the sales of good act, any appliance claiming to be fit for purpose must do it for a period of six years, it must do what it says on the tin,  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Jul 14, 2019 6:24:30 GMT
When I changed over from a non condensing free standing boiler to a condensing combi' boiler (according to that bloke who used to come on TV saying "Do the maths" I should have saved a fortune), however, it made sod all difference to my gas bill.
Interestingly in the states the law is different, the seller is just that the seller and you have to go to manufacturer direct if the goods you bought are faulty.
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