Cost for additional raditor

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Hi

It's very easy, especially with plastic pipe, though copper's not very difficult. Can you DIY it?

Cheers

Tim

I'd rather not DIY it. I've done the odd bit of push fit plumbing but that's about as far as I would like to go!

I'm just looking for an idea of the cost involved so we can budget for it, and to tell if any quotes we get from tradespeople are reasonable.

Considering the parts are probably coming in at around =A3100. You reckon =A3200 fully fitted would cover it?

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Fair enough.

So, you've got a bit of a guess as to parts cost (try screwfix to do yourself a better estimate). If the pipes are nearby as you suggest, then I can't see it being more than a few hours work including draining down, and refilling (the plumber might use a pipe freezer if it's practical avoiding this step). So it's a guess for a plumber for 1/2 day I suppose.

Cheers

Tim

Rush buy, was it? ;-)

If this is an upstairs bedroom and the boiler is there as well, you probably won't need much draining down. Shut the valves off at the combi, and there will only be a couple of feet of pipe to empty (another advantage of a sealed system ;-) That would save you the cost of the inhibitor if you want to be stingy. (although I would add it anyway just to be sure)

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes

I normally have the radiators off in the bedrooms

for the time spent in a bedroom, a duvet suffices

... together with an ecletic blunket...

No, he's already said he's experiencing a "Con sensation" so obviously feels swindled by the sellers

AWEM

I got up with ice on the inside of the windows often enough as a kid.

Perhaps it will come to that again the way things are going.

and his dog? ;-)

That dog's valuable! If we are to get 'intelligence-led policing' we need Blanket as Home Secretary as only the dog can make it work!

Depending on where you live you may find it difficult to get a plumber to do a small job like this. Despite the credit crunch I had terrible trouble getting someone out for a day's work!

BTW: The condensation might be caused by lack of ventilation.