We have got a combi boiler in the kitchen that needs replacing, and our usual boiler maintenance company have quoted us to install a new boiler. We asked for a Vaillant boiler (having read extensively online about the best makes, and asked around), and this will be fitted in place of our current boiler.
The price is just under £2900 including VAT, which is for the following:
Fit Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 831.
New flue from unit, through wall.
Mount boiler as high as possible (at our request - I think there may be some extra work needed on flue hole in wall as our current boiler is too low)
Drain system and remove old unit.
Make good the wall (excluding tiling and decorating).
Services connected locally (I presume using existing pipes to current boiler).
Fit magnetic sludge remover on heating return.
Run condenser pipework to external gully.
Fit integral electro-mechanical time clock and ACL RF600 remote room thermostat to convenient location.
If needed, fit Pegler Terrier lockshield valve on a radiator close to where remote room thermostat will be sited.
Wire boiler to a fused switched spur sited next to existing kitchen socket (our request, in order to lose the lead and plug we have for our boiler into a kitchen socket).
Fill and flush the system, topped up with inhibitor.
Fully test and commission, then enter on Gas Safe register.
Two-year guarantee, subject to servicing.
That price is getting on for £1000 more than I was expecting for the job, but I tend to live in another world with my expectations of how much things should cost, so if anyone who isn't living in the 1950s could give their opinion then I would be grateful!
We like our boiler maintenance people and have used them for a long time, so we don't mind if the price is slightly on the high side, but obviously we don't want to pay an unrealistically-high price. Unfortunately they aren't official Vaillant fitters, so we won't get the upgraded warranty to five years.
Thanks very much in advance for any opinions if this is a realistic price for a rural (non-London) area.
The price is just under £2900 including VAT, which is for the following:
Fit Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 831.
New flue from unit, through wall.
Mount boiler as high as possible (at our request - I think there may be some extra work needed on flue hole in wall as our current boiler is too low)
Drain system and remove old unit.
Make good the wall (excluding tiling and decorating).
Services connected locally (I presume using existing pipes to current boiler).
Fit magnetic sludge remover on heating return.
Run condenser pipework to external gully.
Fit integral electro-mechanical time clock and ACL RF600 remote room thermostat to convenient location.
If needed, fit Pegler Terrier lockshield valve on a radiator close to where remote room thermostat will be sited.
Wire boiler to a fused switched spur sited next to existing kitchen socket (our request, in order to lose the lead and plug we have for our boiler into a kitchen socket).
Fill and flush the system, topped up with inhibitor.
Fully test and commission, then enter on Gas Safe register.
Two-year guarantee, subject to servicing.
That price is getting on for £1000 more than I was expecting for the job, but I tend to live in another world with my expectations of how much things should cost, so if anyone who isn't living in the 1950s could give their opinion then I would be grateful!
We like our boiler maintenance people and have used them for a long time, so we don't mind if the price is slightly on the high side, but obviously we don't want to pay an unrealistically-high price. Unfortunately they aren't official Vaillant fitters, so we won't get the upgraded warranty to five years.
Thanks very much in advance for any opinions if this is a realistic price for a rural (non-London) area.
