Summer is coming, the sun (mostly), ice cream vans and long days. But while we enjoy what is essentially British beach season, the last thing on your mind is probably heating and home maintenance. That dusty old thing you call a boiler? It’s not even registering on your radar.
Despite it being the furthest thing from your thoughts, summer is actually the best time to book your annual heating service. Yes, I know you don’t spend much time with your heating engineer – he or she isn’t exactly the best friend you have for lunch every Tuesday – but trust me, booking them now will give you the upper hand.
Come November, when the frost starts to bite, you’ll be one of the enlightened few who didn’t wait until it was too late. When everyone else cranks up their heating for the first time after a sweltering six-month break from radiators and hot water, thousands of systems will, predictably, just decide they can’t be bothered anymore. It’s like trying to buy Glastonbury tickets – everyone wants in at once but there just aren’t enough places. You’ll need to wait and possibly pay a premium.
But when you book in the summer, the change totally shifts and the upper hand belongs to the homeowner, rather than your overworked and undercaffeinated heating engineer. Their diary has just opened and they’re waiting patiently by the phone. For Boiler Servicing Cheltenham, consider https://www.blu-fish.co.uk/gas-heating-services-cheltenham/boiler-servicing-cheltenham
Because winter is officially over and they’ve all had a well-deserved break, your heating engineer will have time, willingness and possibly even the inclination to give your heating system a thorough service. They won’t be on the back foot, racing around from emergency breakdown to emergency breakdown.
Your engineer will flush, replace seals or valves if necessary, check for leaks and make sure your system is in tip-top condition before you need it again. They’ll have time to tweak the flow rates and zone values without the weight of 20 other people breathing down their necks wanting a similar service. You get the picture: basically, it’s the spa day of heating services.
Book yours now and come winter, when the time comes to rug-up and pretend we’re in hibernation, your heating system will be ready to run like a purring animal.
