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Don't you know? Bad form to talk about/ask prices....It costs what it costs :? but to give you an idea see http://www.bhl.co.uk/category/Room_Thermostats It is a *very* simple wiring job to replace a like for like room stat...

Tony, Valid points, and well put...However, it isn't that simple...If you work for (let's say) Lloyds bank you will get paid (more or less) the same in Chichester as you would in Wolverhampton...(The yacht mooring is the same price wherever you live, and is optional anyway)... True, a Ford...

o not quite the same...he wasn't asking if the boiler was a fair price cos that is easy to find online..It is the labour that is the big variable. akin, if you like, to buying a new car and having to pay a mechanic to deliver it and ensure it is all working. ..which is a fixed price...

I think it's extrodinarily funny that all the "professional" tradesmen hate to talk about pricing....It is the one thing that is a differentiator when you are looking at a job and ALL the potential workmen are untried and unknown... I run a PA system (as a part-time job/hobby) and my pricing...

price of fish may be different, too... what has either got to do with the cost of supply of & installing a boiler?

Oooo...touchy! You must be one of those tradesman who prefer their pricing structure to be as closed as possible.

It's a cheaper quote than I had, initially, to supply and install a smaller boiler.

It's YOUR car...you can do with it as you choose... The insurance company cannot dictate terms of any repair to you...They may, though, ask for alternative independant quotes or have a quote from their approved repairer. Should any of these be less than that of your chosen repairer they may...

Just providing a "job done" update... Firstly we laid a concrete base extension over the part of drive in front of the garage using a metal re-inforcing grid...the depth varied a bit, but was a minimum of 2" (5cm).. After that had set properly we levered up the garage onto short bits of...

Quick update... A helpful tech person from Glowworm called me to give full details of what I need and the differences/benefits... The Options Board would suffice, but isn't strictly necessary with the Climapro RF controller as it is effectively locked out when the climapro is fitted...

I'm looking into this...My understanding (and the info from GlowWorm/Vaillant) is that it isn't necessary... Waiting on a call back from their technical people to advise...However, if it is needed, I will get that, too...

Good for you!! Unfortuantely, though, you don't have a recommendation that I trust, nor have you said where are based or what your hourly rate is... Hence I'll stick with the chap who a) is local b) is recommended c) has already quoted a price that is acceptable. Your user name wouldn't...

I know that...ordered the options board and the RF (wireless) thermostat/controller, too...also the outdoor sensor thingy.. Those with the boiler and the flue kit and flushing and inhibitor treatments came to <£1k I will certainly post back here and let you all know how it goes..

For those interested... I made a descision yesterday and purchased a GlowWorm Ultracom 18HXi I based this choice on: a) advice I got on here and on other forums to go for a SS heat exchanger, b) the advice of the person who will be installing it, c) the price d) the recommendation of...

Thanks for that...but Viessmann appear to be combis only...

Thanks for those pearls... Who says anything about not cleaning the system properly? Who says that the outfit who are charging £2100+vat for a single engineer to do the job in a day isn't going to do a worse job than the chap saying he will do the job in a day for no more than £500? You...

Quite why it would is beyond me since you don't even know who he is....unless you are one of those people who think charging 3 times the price for a similar job is okay so long as the customer is mugged over.

Oh, and the old system is totally dead...although the hot water immersion heater is still working (thank christ), and it was all working fairly efficiently prior to the boiler giving up.... I am happy to flush the system, but is this possible without a working boiler?

Right... I'm a "he" System is an open-vented one and is going to remain so...Combis are not on the menu. The installer is happy to fit any boiler make...it will be my choice, but he isn't approved by any manufacturer and, unless there is an approved installer willing to do the job for a...

My boiler has died....It is (was) a Baxi Solo 3 PFL 60... system is an open vented conventional one with a hot water cylinder...runs radiators and hot water in a 3-bed semi. For those that are interested, the cause of failure is a leaking heat exchanger that has leaked on and apparantly...