Gas Boiler Installation

Is this a combi? What make, model, flowrate?

Combi is ferroli optimax c - would that make a big difference for installation costs? (not combi etc costs)

When you say "not including parts", does that also not include the boiler itself?

Its too much. I'd expect it to include the boiler for that. Mate had very similar job done. he paid =A31200 for the labour. He also beat them down on price of boiler itself to what he could buy it online for.

Nope - £3300 altogether, with a ferroli optimax c combi, controller, thermostat, wiring, plumbing etc - inc removal of immersion heater, hole in wall.

Still seems a bit too much?..

Graham

Over 3k for a boiler change is probably too much. Get a few quotes off reputable installers including BG and make sure that the make/model of boiler is specified. A lot of money can be made by supplying a low grade boiler at a high grade price..

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Combi's are rated by the flowrate. Get a 14 litres per minute @ 35C temperature rise, or preferably above that figure

I've just had a Worcester-Bosch Greenstar 24ijunior fitted, with removal of tanks , changes to pipework, and a lot of work up a long ladder to

Sounds a bit steep to me. Even if you are talking four man days of work...

David,

Thanks -it does sound like my quote is on the high side then. I'll get a couple more quotes, but it does sound like it shouldget closer to £2.5k all in.

Graham

Thanks for all your advice - very useful.

Cheers, Graham

The job was certainly much cheaper than the quote I had in January which was over 3000 And that would have required another 1000 to alter the built in wardrobe as that plumber didn't believe the boiler could be fitted in the best available space.

The person who did the job last week did tell me that his business has really died since April. Before he was putting in 2 new boilers a week, now its about one a month. "People hear the prices and say sorry..."

(a) given that the cost of a condensing boiler is not that much more than that of a comparable non-condensor and there's not much more to installation then the new prices shouldn't be that different; and (b) a better salesman would point out that althouugh the initial spend is a little more, the savings in energy costs make this a sound investment.

And prepare for a cold shower/lukewarm bath. Stick a proper boiler in with a space hogging copper tanks. 9/10 cats prefer it.

Now get back to that counter drivel - you are paid to work until 5:30 selling copper tanks to the cognoscenti.

You must have a very small, very well insulated or very cold flat. ;-)

A gas 'powered' shower is likely to provide a far better flow than any electric shower so might be difficult to do a direct comparison, cost wise.

So why aren't they guaranteed for 20 years?

Do you work for Curry's now?

Most here know that when a salesman says a product will last 20 years while being guaranteed for perhaps 3, they're lying through their teeth.

Which you are perfection at.

The same reason why the old boilers were not. Boy are you dumb. 5 year guarantees of boilers and in some cases 5 years on certain parts, is now common. In the time of cast iron crap, only one year guarantees were given.