Boiler cover means the cost of the servicing and repairing of boiler and heating system based on a monthly or annual premium. The boiler cover includes the visit of an engineer, parts, and labour costs.
Importance of boiler cover
Boiler cover is essential – usually the first time someone loses the heating system and hot water supply is winter.
Often boiler faults are noticed when you first turn your heating on – however they also generate your hot water all year round. Imagine the stress with no cover, if it suddenly stops working – tracing the fault of the boiler and its repair an be not only time consuming but also expensive. If you have signed a boiler cover plan then there is no need to worry – you make one phone call, they send out an engineer and the issue is resolved, as the callout normally covers parts and labour.
With some annual cover plans, a service is included – so you may not have suffered this damage in the first place. Even if your boiler is working properly and giving hot water smoothly, annual maintenance and service are necessary.
Types of boiler cover
The boiler cover usually includes the following.
- Cover for boiler and control
This plan cover involves the boiler and its control only. The cover includes repairing the boiler and control if a breakdown takes place. This plan may include an annual oil-fired or gas boiler maintenance check and service. If the oil-fired or gas maintenance is not included then this can be done by paying extra. All call-outs, parts, and labour are also included in the cover.
- Plan for the whole heating system including hot water
Full system boiler cover includes boiler and its control repairing, parts of the system like the radiator, pump, and flue. The cover also includes call-outs, parts, and labour.
Annual safety check and service may also be included but it depends upon the type of cover. If it is not included then these annual tasks can be done for extra payment.
Advantages of boiler cover
The boiler cover plan helps you in any way. Some of the benefits of the cover are given below.
- In case of a boiler breakdown, your boiler will be operational with one call
- No need to find an engineer in an emergency which means no stress and hassle
- The cover will enable you to reduce the time of unavailability of boiler and hot water
- If the problem occurs in the central heating system then a full heating system cover will fix your problem quickly and you will be able to save unexpected costs and time.
Some boiler cover plans also include plumbing, drainage system, and electrics for additional cost. The levels of coverage will depend on the type of plan you choose.
Boiler cover from Corgi HomePlan offers many levels of cover, including Essentials, Starter, Advanced and Complete. The coverage starts from the boiler and central heating and annual boiler service in Essentials to boiler and central heating and annual boiler service, plumbing, electrics, gas supply pipes, water supply pipes, internal drains, external drains, boiler replacement, taps, and toilets, etc. in ‘Complete’ category.
However, whichever level of boiler cover you choose, peace of mind is part of the package.
