What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?
I expect I will need a power flush also.
I live in East Kent.
It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.
I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.
Is it likely to take a day? Or longer?
Steve...............
one long hard or a couple of more relaxed ones at a guess.
the concept of no complications is unknown in DIY.
Calling in Heating engineer ... expect a sucking in of air through the teeth, and a lot of 'Hmmms'
Especially as you are knocking his margins he would normally make on boiler .... you would be well advised to get a fixed price.
£300 if you are supplying all parts.I have already agreed with a possible installer that I get the boiler.
I am waiting for him to come round and give me a price just to remove the old one and replace it with a worcester. I guess I will need the system power flushed as well. Isn't this a condition of any guarantee these days?
Steve.................
Rick Hughes wrote:
Worcester Bosch require a system flush - but not a power flush. Unless you suspect that your system is in a poor condition there is no need for a power flush and power flushes can often cause more problems than they solve!
I think my system is clean.
I put twice as much inhibitor as is needed in there when I last drained down the system.
Only clean water comes out if I bleed the radiators. Never anything other than that.
Steve............
Ret. wrote:
In that case just ask your installer to do a normal flush prior to installing the boiler. In my son's case, the plumber visited two days before fitting the boiler and put some flushing stuff into the system and then drained that out when he did the actual installation.
Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?
If not it is extremely illegal.
I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as far as I am aware.
Steve...
Stewart wrote:
It is not illegal to install gas appliances for yourself - of course, if there is a resulting accident, your insurance company mightn't love you.
A common misconception. It is only illegal if you charge for gas work when you are not qualified. If you are doing gas work for yourself - it is perfectly legal.
See above. If you have the competence - then there isn't a problem. In any case - you could install the boiler and all the plumbing - but then get a qualified gas fitter simply to connect up the gas.
Is this correct?
Surely not!
Steve......
Ret. wrote:
Just looked at gassaferegister.co.uk and it states this>>>>
It is against the law for anyone to do work on gas appliances in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man or Guernsey unless they are Gas Safe registered.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Steve....
Steve Lewis wrote:
They are saying that 'paid' work is illegal. If you are DIYing, and are competent, then you can do it yourself quite legally. Being as they are the governing body for gas fitters, they do not want to promote that, with some good reasoning behind their stance, as gas explosions, and leaky flues can be very dangerous.
They are being economic with the truth... (as a trade body funded by membership fees, that is in their interests).
For a person fitting gas appliances for reward, then there is a requirement for them to be gas safe registered. However the only actual legal requirement for someone doing gas work is that the operative is "competent". (Note however there is not a legal definition of competent in this circumstance).
The source legislation is here:
This all makes some sense if you think it through - a gas fitter may be covered by registration belonging to his employer, and spend his days fitting boilers etc. It would be daft to suggest he could not fit one at home while not working for the employer.
See Ed's gas fitting FAQ for a fuller explanation.
Fairly typical of those sort of organisations. 'Work' could be assumed to be paid for work. And it wouldn't do for them to spell out the actual law.
But it is perfectly legal for you to install a gas boiler in your own residence.
Most of which are caused by registered fitters or cowboy builders - not DIY. Those who would attempt such a thing DIY wise in their own home would take extra care, IMHO.
If not it is extremely illegal.
I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as far as I am aware.
Not actually correct.
You can still install a boiler .... just leave the gas connection to 'Gas safe engineer' and he then connects and tests. I did same in my place .... all it cost me was 200 cigarettes (I travel a lot) for the guy to do connection, and issue safety certificate.
Lot cheaper than getting him to install boiler and all that goes with it.
Wrong. Not against any law to connect the gas yourself. Provided you are competent to do so.
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