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Go on, enlighten me?

You've seen the ad on TV, the one where the plumber is sitting in his car & the guy rushes out & says it's still leaking. The plumber looks annoyed & replies that he'll have to charge another 50 quid if he gets out of his car! It's really like that isn't it! I should put a clause in my...

Would you pay a mechanic just for looking at your car? Or do you expect him to actually fix something?

I completely agree with you, but the Housing Act 2004 put additional responsibilities on landlords like the Housing Health and Safety Rating System. For certain types of occupants, places without CH systems or a good alternative like storage heating, would be considered unfit for habitation...

:lol: :lol: :lol: I used my own contingency for 5 months......

With 6 gas combi boilers, an off-peak electric storage heating system, a wood fired system, you'd think I'd get a little credit for knowing a few things about how to operate a boiler & what to check to decide whether it was a system problem, a boiler problem, or a manufaturing problem. That...

Right you are, it was my own boiler that they took ages to fix and I was actually away for a lot of the time anyway, so I wasn't that bothered about it. I would never ever let my tenants suffer that level of inconvenience. On the cost of electric heating, the tenants pay the bill and it isn't...

So what was wrong with it then?

We go hand-in-hand Softus, you plumbers and us LL's. If it weren't for the property boom, neither of us would be making it. In early 2005 I met the plumber (we're almost friends you know) who offered me a new boiler installation this week for £2,200 and things were tighter for him then, I...

Here's one for the Polish Plumbers: http://www.randomperspective.com/page.asp?1news/3/034

Appreciate the effort you put into that post. However it sounds like you're talking about the whole system instead of just the boiler for a lot of your post. If I really got that level of service for my money, I'd be a happy chappy, but I haven't ever, despite apparently paying for it. I've...

So basically, you guys are charging now, for me to call you back to rectify your faulty work?

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Aren't the warranties the responsibilty of the manufacturers?

Not one post here has given an indication of why a mans labour for a day or two's work is worth £1,500 above the price of the appliance itself. I would be very grateful if one of you were to explain it in a way us non-corgi people could understand it.

Considering that a boiler itself costs about £700, I reckon £1,300 is about fair for a professional job that can take as little as 8 hours, needs training for and I'm willing to assist in the extra jobs. I have paid as little as £200 on top of the price of the boiler. £200 for a days work is...

Polly is my dogs name. What are all you plumbers (I'm assuming) doing at home in these hours anyway? Shouldn't you be out plumbing? Or does the price of a boiler installation reflect the days off allowed before & after? :wink:

Number 1 business rule, don't go broke. Number 1.01, respect customer rights. But seriously, I can beat you guys you know. The problem with plumbers and price is that the price reflects the urgency of the problem and not the value of the problem itself. HW off, big urgency, big price. I...

I've assisted guys in changing boilers, but never done it myself and are subject to stringent legislation that would see me losing my business by the local council taking over management of it. A part of my willingness to use BG is a willingness to meet my obligations of keeping the HW & CH...

OK, so this forum doesn't like people asking for costs, not even ball park. Didn't know it, but fair enough. So what about me installing myself? Am I allowed to do it say up to gas connection and commissioning stage and let the CORGI guy take over from there?