Kristoflampie, are you saying you can fit a boiler, where the boiler may not be a direct replacement, AND powerflush the system in one day, AND have the energy to do the same thing for 5 days on the trot? When did you last have a week like that?
How much to fit new boiler?
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If £3450.00 is good enough for BG to charge for fitting a low end of the range Worcester (Celcia) Combi it's good enough for me to fit a higher end of the range, let all the clever dicks brag about how cheap and quick they can do a boiler job, if they want to work for peanuts thats up to them, I however will continue to charge a price which covers the proper amount of time which means everything, surveying, selling, explaining for the umpteenth time about Part bloody L, quoting, typing, ordering, fetching, fitting, benchmarking, disposing of rubbish properly, going back if required for teething problems, dealing with any after query phone calls, acting as a money collecter for CORGI, ACS, Waste disposal licence, tax on skips, etc etc, OKAAAAAAAAAAYYY.
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Bad Bob perhaps you should have gone to college for more than 7 years then you would have learnt how to read . Check third line of my statement and it clearly mentions fuel. And as for you saving peoples lives every single installation and service job a heating engineer does they hold a customers life in there hands because if we make a mistake at work people can die, and that isn`t being dramatic
i think that 1800 is fairly reasonable me self
Must say that I do agree with the majority of the posts in this thread.
is it me or do others find breakdowns and jobbing more profitable than boiler installations?
as for the 1000 per day profit, why not?? as PENDANT said is it a rip off that BT earn 1200 per second profit?
Must say that I do agree with the majority of the posts in this thread.
is it me or do others find breakdowns and jobbing more profitable than boiler installations?
as for the 1000 per day profit, why not?? as PENDANT said is it a rip off that BT earn 1200 per second profit?
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I think we are exposing a nerve with some of our buddies South of the Border here and Im finding it very amusing as a Scot, perhaps we are less forgiving in Scotland. All I think I am saying is that this job in my own home working town is a bit pricey for what the original messager stated but hey if if its accepted good luck to the engineer , fill your wallet buddy!!.
Do you guys powerflush systems even when it worked well before and the water comes out relatively clean?? I mean us Scots work in an environment where limescale is unheard of and maybe Im blindfolded but powerflushing aint used much up here.......... purer water perhaps??
Do you guys powerflush systems even when it worked well before and the water comes out relatively clean?? I mean us Scots work in an environment where limescale is unheard of and maybe Im blindfolded but powerflushing aint used much up here.......... purer water perhaps??
it isnt the limescale the flushing is getting rid of
u r flushing your heating side of the system and this is the way u get rid of magnetite and all the other crud in the pipes as if the system was a previously unsealed one there is a good chance that after 30 yrs the chemical that was put in ( if it was ) would be long gone and black sludge would take its place
if the system to be replaced is still working there is the option of putting an acid in the header tank and then bleeding some water out of the rads allowing the acid to go into the system then run for a few days ( week) alleviating a powerflush ? anyone know if this actually works it sound as though it would
u r flushing your heating side of the system and this is the way u get rid of magnetite and all the other crud in the pipes as if the system was a previously unsealed one there is a good chance that after 30 yrs the chemical that was put in ( if it was ) would be long gone and black sludge would take its place
if the system to be replaced is still working there is the option of putting an acid in the header tank and then bleeding some water out of the rads allowing the acid to go into the system then run for a few days ( week) alleviating a powerflush ? anyone know if this actually works it sound as though it would
The chemical that's put into the system to run for a couple of weeks to clean it, is usually a non-acidic detergent type. I think it would be a bit of a risk putting an acid in, someone might forget to clean it out. It does work, but powerflushing will get a lot more sludge out.
Kristoflampie I am in Glasgow. I mainly repair and service boilers with a very occasional replacement thrown in. I always chemically clean an installation before new boiler is fitted. I have already had to deal with two boilers (Vokear maxine and Baxi 130 HF) where the water was clean but secondary HE was chocked. While the Maxine has been in for a length of time, Baxi had failed at 13 months. If you read some of the posts regarding HW delivery, I feel some of the failures are due to cutting corners when carrying out Bechmark requirements.
The Baxi Benchmark Logbook was brand new- no details entered whatsoever. Client told me that the water that was drained, when original floor standing Baxi was removed, was clean. Damage was done by the sediment in the rads between the rad valves which does not come out during draindown.
The Baxi Benchmark Logbook was brand new- no details entered whatsoever. Client told me that the water that was drained, when original floor standing Baxi was removed, was clean. Damage was done by the sediment in the rads between the rad valves which does not come out during draindown.
Namsag. I'm not questioning the importance and skill of what you do (any more than a mechanic fixing my brakes or a cook not poisoning me). What I question is some people's outrageous mark ups.
Watch my mark up if you need a new hip on BUPA and have previously quoted me £2500 for a £600 boiler - supply and demand & karma and all that...
Watch my mark up if you need a new hip on BUPA and have previously quoted me £2500 for a £600 boiler - supply and demand & karma and all that...
The guide price for a hip replacement is £7,000* which includes all the costs of your treatment such as accommodation, X-rays, medication and your follow-up consultation. This price will be confirmed before you proceed with any surgery. This does not include the cost of your initial out-patient consultation with an orthopaedic consultant which ranges from £100 to £150* and which you will need to pay on the day of your appointment.
shocking....that's £1000 a day!!, now then I wonder what the cost price of a replacement hip is...hmmmmmm.
shocking....that's £1000 a day!!, now then I wonder what the cost price of a replacement hip is...hmmmmmm.
Listen; if you do it for cash my plumbers mate (anaesthetist) will do it for £50 an hour (£200 all in - cheaper than a power flush . You'll be back on that dancefloor in no time!
I think a discussion about socialism versus capitalism would be more appropriate actually - rather than comparing trades. This is because there is no NHS for boilers and people like nurses who earn £16,000pa can NOT afford to pay someone £1000 for a day's skilled labour...
. You'll be back on that dancefloor in no time!I think a discussion about socialism versus capitalism would be more appropriate actually - rather than comparing trades. This is because there is no NHS for boilers and people like nurses who earn £16,000pa can NOT afford to pay someone £1000 for a day's skilled labour...
You make it sound as if having a few rads and a pump is comporable to the indulgences of plastic surgery or something - the preserve of the rich, foolish, vain and wealthy? Come to think of it...maybe heating's gone that way in the UK (although you wouldnt be forced into DIY bodging your own nose job because the market rates for a few hours work were frightening )
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I think for the skills nurses have they are not paid enough, dont tell me there isn't enough money, if we can afford to interefere in other countries at ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ for one bloody helicopter, we can afford to pay people a decent wage, oh yes when we went in we were liberating, of course then they wanted to look after themselves (pity they couldn't before) so now were interfering.
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