4 rads..how long?

[ChilliBob]

Hey guys,

Quick question, if a professional was to replace four radiators, which would be different sizes in three cases (smaller) so may involve some pipe work, and put chemicals in the boiler...

How long would you expect this to take?...

Thanks!

 

[Dan Robinson]

A period of time.

 

[ChilliBob]

G, thanks anything more specific?!

 

[ChilliBob]

I guess to clarify a little more, pipework would be minimal, and extending unions could be used if they had to be.

We're taking an imperial 1640 to a metric 1600 type situation

 

[dilalio]

Do you want it down to hundredths or thousandths of a second?

 

[muggles]

It'll be twice as long as half the time it takes. I'd guess at at least 3 hours, but could be all day. There are too many variables to be more accurate than that

 

[ChilliBob]

Basically we thought between 1/2 to one day, but someone has said at least two days.. Which unless I'm missing something seemed like quite a while!

 

[dilalio]

Basically we thought between 1/2 to one day, but someone has said at least two days.. Which unless I'm missing something seemed like quite a while!

It sounds like it but we don't know the site conditions! Best bet would be to get another price or two, from plumbers who will get to see the job.

I always allow for a return visit of an hour or so that is usually required to satisfy various client queries... Usually rebalancing after they've had the heating on and fiddled about with valves and controls

 

[muggles]

Basically we thought between 1/2 to one day, but someone has said at least two days.. Which unless I'm missing something seemed like quite a while!

Was this "someone", someone who has been to survey the job and therefore knows all of the things that we on here don't currently know?

 

[rhinosaw]

I'm no plumbing experts but do a bit , recently changed a rad , slightly smaller size, did the job over a few days rather than all at once.
what I would say is that with different size rads u have to faff around with extension pieces and probably new brackets, has to be lined up , etc, all time consuming stuff.
2 day job may not be far off the mark.