How long to change a boiler

[RickH]

Have an existing wall-mounted horizontal flue gas condensing boiler.

Thinking of having it changed, it will be a like-for-like in as much as a replacement will be a Heat only condensing boiler.
Boiler is wall mounted with easy access all around.. not cupboard mounted.

How long would it take for a heating guy to remove the old boiler, and fit the new one ? ..... flue to use existing hole through the wall.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Why?

Andy

 

[muggles]

Depends on how big and how clean your system is. If it's big and needs a lot of flushing then a day and a half, if it's a small clean system then it could probably be done in half a day.

Why are you considering changing the one you have?

 

[RickH]

There is no flushing involved .... boiler are primaries connect to a Thermal store .. all non Ferrous totally isolated from Heating circuits ... I’ll drain the store myself.

“Why am I considering changing”. my existing boiler is now 20 years old. (Baxi Barcelona), had a lot of reliability issues, broke down again last week ... down for 6 days.

Some companies even refused to put it on service contract as it was more than 10 years old.

 

[Bodd]

Have an existing wall-mounted horizontal flue gas condensing boiler.

Thinking of having it changed, it will be a like-for-like in as much as a replacement will be a Heat only condensing boiler.
Boiler is wall mounted with easy access all around.. not cupboard mounted.

How long would it take for a heating guy to remove the old boiler, and fit the new one ? ..... flue to use existing hole through the wall.

Couple of hours .

 

[RickH]

Thanks ... so can safely plan to get this done in a day.
Finding a good heating Engineer will be key.
If anybody know of good one in Swansea/Neath area, let me know.

 

[Bodd]

Expect to pay £150.00

 

[RickH]

Had one quote ... £1400 from Intergas installer
Wanted to sanity check how long it would take.

Know it’s not going to be £150

 

[Bodd]

Hold out its a piece of pîss to do a straight swap... he'll have his feet up watching homes under the hammer by 11

 

[Mottie]

You little tease!

 

[RickH]

You little tease!

Care to help with estimate on time ?

 

[denso13]

Like for like about one days work.

 

[oldbutnotdead]

Had one quote ... £1400 from Intergas installer
Wanted to sanity check how long it would take.

Know it’s not going to be £150

If that quote was supply & fit its not outrageous...interested to hear how you get on, similar requirement here when it gets warm & heating engineers start looking round for work

 

[RickH]

Like for like about one days work.

Thanks that is all I wanted to know for now.
Search for boiler make is next. . I’ll do that on separate post.

 

[muggles]

Thanks that is all I wanted to know for now.
Search for boiler make is next. . I’ll do that on separate post.

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