After a new combi?
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so, basically avoid any boiler which has a boasting name? friendly, finest, platinum....?
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The Sime friendly is NOT very friendly but they are still repairable by anyone who has a mission to repair boilers.
I am taking out one of the later Sime models this week.
A couple of weeks ago I saw a three year old Sime which had been removed but only because they did not call anyone who was competent enough to repair it.
Tony
I am taking out one of the later Sime models this week.
A couple of weeks ago I saw a three year old Sime which had been removed but only because they did not call anyone who was competent enough to repair it.
Tony
Ive had a quote for fitting a new boiler of 1500 for a broag 28kw or around 1600 for a broag 35kw. Are these good quotes and decent boilers? They are guranteed for 5 years but ive never really heard of them before.
The guy said it would be
650-boiler
125-pipe work
100-controls
350-labour
Does this sound a decent price for this type of boiler or overly expensive?
This is the boiler http://www.avantaplus.com/index.php?content=28c
The 28kw gives about 11l hw per minute going upto 16l per minute for the 39kw model. What would be needed for a 3 bed semi with 9 rads?
The guy said it would be
650-boiler
125-pipe work
100-controls
350-labour
Does this sound a decent price for this type of boiler or overly expensive?
This is the boiler http://www.avantaplus.com/index.php?content=28c
The 28kw gives about 11l hw per minute going upto 16l per minute for the 39kw model. What would be needed for a 3 bed semi with 9 rads?
i would say that is very very reasonable
but i bet within a day of having it done you will get someone say "HOW MUCH i could have got my brother/cousin/mate down the pub to do that for ten pence"
its a fact of life
but i bet within a day of having it done you will get someone say "HOW MUCH i could have got my brother/cousin/mate down the pub to do that for ten pence"
its a fact of life
£350 for labour sounds very low, especially if also fitting £125's worth of pipework. Is the guy Corgi registered? Has he given you a written quote? Does he specify flushing and cleaning the existing system? I'd expect a few corners to be cut for that sort of money.kev25v6 said:
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£350 for labour sounds very low, especially if also fitting £125's worth of pipework. Is the guy Corgi registered? Has he given you a written quote? Does he specify flushing and cleaning the existing system? I'd expect a few corners to be cut for that sort of money.[/quote]
He is a corgi registered guy, ive got a written quote thats vaild for three months. He says they put chemicals into the system to break up the muck in the pipes then comes back a week later to rinse and refill the system, the chemical bit costs £50. He said the labour charge would normally be higher but because i got his number through my normal gas repair guy he said he does it a bit cheaper. My usuaL guy does repairs and this one does the new installations, they give work to each other this way. He might not be fitting a full £125 worths of pipe, thats just so he has a budget for any pipe work needed i guess. There is not much pipe work needed, its one combi coming out and another being put in its place, the most pipework is the drain for the condensor, it has to go round the outside of the house because there is no drain closer for it to empty into.
After looking through old posts, one said that if you bought the 35kw model it can be electronically upgraded to the 39kw model without the cost of buying the top model, is this right?
£350 for labour sounds very low, especially if also fitting £125's worth of pipework. Is the guy Corgi registered? Has he given you a written quote? Does he specify flushing and cleaning the existing system? I'd expect a few corners to be cut for that sort of money.[/quote]
He is a corgi registered guy, ive got a written quote thats vaild for three months. He says they put chemicals into the system to break up the muck in the pipes then comes back a week later to rinse and refill the system, the chemical bit costs £50. He said the labour charge would normally be higher but because i got his number through my normal gas repair guy he said he does it a bit cheaper. My usuaL guy does repairs and this one does the new installations, they give work to each other this way. He might not be fitting a full £125 worths of pipe, thats just so he has a budget for any pipe work needed i guess. There is not much pipe work needed, its one combi coming out and another being put in its place, the most pipework is the drain for the condensor, it has to go round the outside of the house because there is no drain closer for it to empty into.
After looking through old posts, one said that if you bought the 35kw model it can be electronically upgraded to the 39kw model without the cost of buying the top model, is this right?
kev25v6 said:
Broag are reputably a good boiler, new to the UK market and I am even considering trying them.
The 5 year warranty is ONLY on the heat exchanger, everything else on the boiler is a standard 2 year warranty. The offer a good range of accessories for a complete install solution.
That said I think your quote is very reasonable, if you trust the guy bite his hand off. My price would be around £200 -£300 more plus VAT. Make sure you get a powerflush included in this
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