Homecare

ChrisD. · 18 Jan 2017 at 10:05

Is it worth the money?

Up to £60 cashback at the moment, plus British Gas have a month free if you sign up before the end of Feb. I'm in a new build and the warranty ran out in December and I'm due a boiler inspection so I thought I'd look into a piece of mind option.

Vanquish-Storm · 18 Jan 2017 at 10:13

I have had it for 2 years now and going into the 3rd year.

Never had to use it bar the free boiler "service" purely for piece of mind.

The boiler is getting onto 7 years old now (i think)

Phoenix211 · 18 Jan 2017 at 20:02

into my 2nd year now and used it 3 times on a new boiler (new build so...yeah). Worth it just for the peace of mind (and for how shocking the heating systems have been installed in some of the houses)

ChrisD. · 19 Jan 2017 at 08:14

Yeah I think I'll take it out tonight, can't do ad tracking on my works computer so I won't get the TCB cashback.

darknite · 19 Jan 2017 at 12:00

ChrisD. said:
Is it worth the money?

Up to £60 cashback at the moment, plus British Gas have a month free if you sign up before the end of Feb. I'm in a new build and the warranty ran out in December and I'm due a boiler inspection so I thought I'd look into a piece of mind option.

How new is new? And which warranty? Warranty on the boiler? I didn't realise this at 6 months ago but I moved into my place when my house was 11 months old. I joined Homecare (and other services each year) but on my last service the guy explained most boilers have 5 year warranty on most parts and all I needed was a annual service and boiler cover was a waste of time.

Might be worth checking with the boiler manufacture what warranty is on it. A service is cheaper than a annual repair plan. Unless you want all the extra's like drain cover, electrics etc. Though a lot of home insurances policies cover those already.

ChrisD. · 19 Jan 2017 at 12:10

It was built mid 2014, I moved in December. I mean the warranty with the developer, and tbh I've no idea what warranty is on the boiler.

darknite · 19 Jan 2017 at 14:47

ChrisD. said:
It was built mid 2014, I moved in December. I mean the warranty with the developer, and tbh I've no idea what warranty is on the boiler.

Homecare is good, better than Homeserve

Phoenix211 · 19 Jan 2017 at 15:40

With some boiler warranty though if you log a fault and the fault is with the system, not the boiler, they will charge you for the call out. That's the case with ours.

ChrisD. · 19 Jan 2017 at 15:42

That's why I'm considering getting it, cheap enough and it provides complete piece of mind it seems.

a1ex2001 · 20 Jan 2017 at 07:52

Stick the monthly fee equivalent in a savings account you will likely likely land up better off!

ChrisD. · 20 Jan 2017 at 08:30

a1ex2001 said:
Stick the monthly fee equivalent in a savings account you will likely likely land up better off!

Most likely but then I'll see something shiny I want to buy.

Felix · 20 Jan 2017 at 08:54

With cashback homecare comes to just over £100 a year.

If you stick the cash in the bank, you'd still need to pay out for an annual service which is around £80.

ChrisD. · 20 Jan 2017 at 08:54

Felix said:
With cashback homecare comes to just over £100 a year.

If you stick the cash in the bank, you'd still need to pay out for an annual service which is around £80.

Does the cashback only apply to new customers?

Felix · 20 Jan 2017 at 09:23

ChrisD. said:
Does the cashback only apply to new customers?

I expect so. But you can move from company to company each year.

ChrisD. · 20 Jan 2017 at 09:28

I'm still down as a customer on the BG system till the 22nd as I had my boiler inspection with them last year. I'll sign up once that's closed down.

darknite · 20 Jan 2017 at 09:46

Felix said:
With cashback homecare comes to just over £100 a year.

If you stick the cash in the bank, you'd still need to pay out for an annual service which is around £80.

Not so, with Homecare it includes the annual service.

HangTime · 20 Jan 2017 at 09:49

I think you misinterpreted his comment. The point he's making is that if you put £100 in the bank you'd probably only end up with £25 after a year assuming you paid for a service.

darknite · 20 Jan 2017 at 10:08

HangTime said:
I think you misinterpreted his comment. The point he's making is that if you put £100 in the bank you'd probably only end up with £25 after a year assuming you paid for a service.

Oohh yeah. Need more tea... where's my mug!

ChrisD. · 20 Jan 2017 at 10:10

Pretty convinced I'll take out HC4 after the 22nd and get the cashback.

Felix · 20 Jan 2017 at 10:15

HangTime said:
I think you misinterpreted his comment. The point he's making is that if you put £100 in the bank you'd probably only end up with £25 after a year assuming you paid for a service.

Yup. For our less than 10 year boiler we have a call out probably every other year and on the last occasion several parts needed replacing costing in excess of £250. So on average expect to pay over £250 for issues in a 10 year period.