Cobbler
Codger bodger
- Messages
- 7,488
- Location
- Gloucestershire UK
‘‘Twas on the Monday morning & the gas man came to call ........ To fit new meter. After he said I must check your boiler. It is a old Ideal with a pilot light. He said, oooh that’s costing you a lot of money, that’s got a pilot light. I said “how long can I run the pilot light for the price of a new boiler, besides if it goes wrong I know what to do” you could see it in his face, “I’m not going to get my bonus from this tight sod” he’s right too!Wife has a baxi back boiler and gas-you-fire at her place - it's staying put for as long as it can... The payback in gas savings vs lifetime of a replacement boiler just don't add up if I'm paying someone to install a replacement.