re: changing a hot water cylinder

[doblo7]

Hi
how difficult is it to change a hot water cylinder and what are the possible difficulties i may encounter. what precautions should i take and are there any do nots! besides attempting it yourself. i've been quoted £400 including the cylinder for a 48 X 18 tank? fair? daylight robbery? i live in staffordshire. Many thanks for your assistance!

 

[kevplumb]

youm live in staffordshire
you get the cylinder and tell me where the local plumbcentre is

then foot the bill
i will be in your neck of the woods then e me (profile)

 

[ArtfulBodger]

Hi
how difficult is it to change a hot water cylinder and what are the possible difficulties i may encounter. what precautions should i take and are there any do nots! besides attempting it yourself. i've been quoted £400 including the cylinder for a 48 X 18 tank? fair? daylight robbery? i live in staffordshire. Many thanks for your assistance!

Perfectly fair price IMHO, one of my mates paid £880 over 10 years ago for the same job, mind you it was Christmas eve

 

[oilman]

....... £400 including the cylinder .........

Cheap, I'd charge loads more than that, several things will go wrong.

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

People pay more than that to insure a car for a year and yet moan at paying £400.00 for something which is ready for use 24/7 and if decent qaulity cylinder last 10 years or more,

 

[masona]

if decent qaulity cylinder last 10 years or more,

What the oldest cylinder have you replaced or heard of? Mine is coming up to 23 years old, would it be a good idea to replace it or wait until it goes wrong?

 

[kevplumb]

borrowed time andy

 

[masona]

Oh well, nothing new then

 

[kevplumb]

 

[ChrisR]

....... £400 including the cylinder .........


Cheap, I'd charge loads more than that, several things will go wrong.

Not that cheap surely - what's you rate oilman? Bits no more than £150 trade...

 

[oilman]

....... £400 including the cylinder .........





Cheap, I'd charge loads more than that, several things will go wrong.

Not that cheap surely - what's you rate oilman? Bits no more than £150 trade...

If people want ME to change a cylinder, I don't want to do it for less than lots. You do it cheap if you like. Bl**dy thing can take all day.

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

with all the bollocckks of draining heating, re inhibitor air locks boiler will overheat so will go on a mardy because air vent seized and it saw a toolbag from across the room and frightened it, working on BG rates to fix the mardy boiler afterwards "of course you cant get spares so will need replaceing" probably run out to about £3500.00, better say £4000.00 to cover yourself oh better add on £300.0 for council to inspect the immersion heater cable when you have finished

 

[kevplumb]

ohhhhh we a bit p*ssed off today
look on the bright side mate i'm about to join the ranks (again)

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Meaning ??????

 

[doitall]

My cylinder is 30 year old so whats that on