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Thanks Hugh I didn't realise some people had the meter inside like that.

Thanks Etaf. I would say little cash to spare. The boiler is the major stumbling block if it needs to come out plus the rest of the speed fit pipework which was likely done by homeowner.

I would think a starter home for him for a few years.

1970s house. I have asked my nephew to get last winters bills but I don't know if he did or not. No gas meter outside but strangely some old pipes in the downstairs cupboard under stairs that are capped off one has an old lever valve on it so don't know if it did have gas at some point. He...

Thanks flameport. I will pass that on to my nephew.

Make is strom, I think because the breaker is 63a it will be either 11kw or 14.4kw. I didn't count rads but I think 7 rads is probable.

Just done second viewing. 16mm cable feeding boiler in loft with a 63a breaker next to boiler. 63a mcb in fuseboard with main 100a rccb. Incoming Fuse next to outside electric meter is only 60A though.

My son reckons its 10mm but I thought it needed to be 16mm

Also I'm not sure the cable going in is adequately sized.

The wiring to it and plumbing look like they may of been put In by homeowner. For instance the cables are poorly clipped to wall and cable not straight, breaker on wall is not level either.

I havent looked into electric boilers, apart from running Costs what are the other negatives with them.

I will tell him that flameport. I overheard the estate agent telling him it was cheap to run lol.

Thanks appreciate the replies. The flexis look pants but if it's the norm.

In fact it comes out the boiler on a flexi and joins a couple of meters of copper pipe and then joins plastic speedfit pipe. Looks shoddy to me.

Just been to look at a 70s house with my nephew who is looking to buy his first home and the property had an electric boiler in the loft. What I did notice was that where the pipes come out of the boiler they had all been connected up with Flexi hoses, I know you would not do this on a gas...

I will have to get my son to ask if his tools are insured during the day in the van. I don't think there is any additional security measures on the van other than what came as standard from vauxhall.

The van belongs to the company he works for so he can't do any modifications to it. At night he moves his tools into the house or garage so it's just during the day where the tools are most vulnerable.

OK thanks. Plus insurance doesn't always pay out.

I have no idea in total but the gas analyser on its own is worth 800 quid.

Hi All, Just wanted to know from the plumbers on here if its worth my son taking out tool insurance for all his plumbing tools and is there a company that they could recommend. Victor