Whilst your Boiler and heating system is performing well and all heating and hot water services are operating as required, nothing is further from the mind than having it serviced. Most commercial Properties including Hotels, Care homes, Medical centres and office blocks tend to focus on front of house as forget about Boilers and heating plant which are usually locked away in Boiler rooms. As well as contravening Gas safe regulations and manufacturers instructions you are also speeding up the likelihood of premature failure of your Boiler and heating system.
To comply with Gas safe regulations and manufacturers instructions, Commercial gas appliances are required to be serviced and inspected by a Gas safe engineer at least once a year.
In establishments with vulnerable adults, elderly residents or children, often it is advised to have your Heating systems and gas appliances checked Twice a year to prevent a complete failure.
- Boiler breakdown downtime can be extremely costly to a business whilst awaiting an engineer to attend, diagnose and then repair the fault.
- Failed components is often the cause of failure and downtime maybe longer should parts need to be ordered.
- During the 2018 freeze in the UK, the cost to businesses exceeded 6bn caused by many factors but including Heating and hot water failures caused by Boiler faults and heating system issues.
An efficient boiler saves you money
As commercial heating specialists we understand that a well maintained boiler will save you money over time. This will be due to Gas Consumption and reduced call outs. We also know from our years of experience that most businesses will only contact a service engineer when a problem arises. At this time, it is usually too late and boiler downtime is inevitable, whilst fault finding takes place and time taken to source replacement parts.
Choosing to repair or replace your boiler
When a boiler is running inefficiently or is constantly breaking down the decision faced with most businesses is to either continue spending on repairs or replace the appliance. Often with older boilers there is no option for repair as parts become obsolete. Older Atmospheric boilers although still in operation, should be considered for replacement if Gas consumption is an issue. A new high efficiency condensing boiler will reduce your gas consumption and reduce energy costs to your business.



