Generally the over charges for fitting+boiler are running at about 2/3 of BG prices. Even BG are probably only charging twice the cost of the boiler to fit it.
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Combi boilers
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18 years ago
Says a man from Essex.
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18 years ago
This electric caber tossing fool is dangerous. Take no notice of what he says. All his appliances were codemned and he just turned them back on again. Madness!
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John Lewis sell Miele dishwashes and they have only a 2 year guarantee. They say that Miele will carry spares for 20 years.
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18 years ago
John Lewis give 2 yr guarantees on all white goods.
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18 years ago
Another alternative is to submit a building notice to the council. Ensure that he is competent and knows his manometer from his leak detector fluid. You can't rely on the council to pick up any disasters.
Christian.
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If you didn't buy directly from Ideal, then it was you that didn't know the law either, although it appears to have been a successful blag!
Manufacturers can put pretty well any non discriminatory restrictions on their guarantees that they like (including registered fitting requirements), as they have no requirement to offer a guarantee at all. It is the vendor that your statutory rights apply to. Of course, if you bought it direct, then they are the vendor too, and statutory rights DO apply.
Christian.
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The boiler was faulty out of the box. They came and asked if I was corgi, I told the law, they ummed and arred and phoned back and then fixed. What amazed me was that these corgi men actually thought only corgi can touch gas installations.
The law is the law. They can't insist on appliances being fitted by a club. If that is their way then they should sell only through that club.
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If they didn't sell it direct to you, they have no obligation to offer any guarantee at all, so they can do what they like.
If it is dead in the box, it is the retailer that is liable, not the manufacturer, unless the manufacturer voluntarily decides to offer a guarantee, which may be more restrictive than the statutory rights you have with the retailer and may include restrictions on who fits it.
Of course, most manufacturers offer relatively unrestrictive guarantees, as otherwise the retailers would get very annoyed at having to deal with all the issues and may delist the products in question.
Christian.
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They probably thought it wiser not to argue with a madman?
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Do you take in lodgers?
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Yes, pet. And I'll wait 'till you're in the shower and make sure the knife is beautifully back lit through the shower curtain. And you can be certain I've got a powerful sound system in the bathroom for the violins. To match the powerful gravity fed shower. So the blood will wash away in seconds.
So you couldn't get treatment at this short notice?
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I was talking about washing machines predominantly, but if you look at Miele's web site you will see that they are offering 5 years on most dishwashers also.
I expect that John Lewis are out of touch with reality again.
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I think that that depends, Christian.
If the product was sold through a "trade" source (e.g. a heating merchant) not as a consumer sale, then they may well have a clause in their Ts and Cs that it is explicitly not a consumer transaction. Then, AIUI, the consumer legislation does not apply.
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Recently bought a TV from them. They were cheaper than any of the box shifters when you took into account the free 5 year warranty and free delivery.
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That is nonsense. If they sell to the general public then it is not trade. If they want trade only they only sell to the trade and vet the customers to sell to.
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This inverted man has to ensure his house is up to standard and get a landlords certificate. He hasn't done this. God help that poor lodger living in a house with a madman.
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Actually no. If you take a look at a supplier's terms and conditions, they are quite at liberty to sell on a commercial basis provided that they explicitly state that the transaction is not to a consumer.
If the buyer wishes to purchase on that basis he can do so, but on the understanding that it is not a consumer purchase.