Hi, I called a plumber out this morning as I have had a bubble in my ceiling for a while & it recently started dripping. The leak is directly under my water tank.
Upon investigation the plumber found the tank was leaking, had soaked through the floorboards & in time come through the ceiling.
We only have an old type system at the minute, he seemed a bit baffled at our system. We have a tank in the bathroom cupboard which has another tank above it, then downstairs in the kitchen cupboard we have the boiler. He did say that our CH & HW is powered by 2 separate things.
We have 2 options-
a) replace the tanks
or
b) upgrade and get a combi system fitted
We have rang round 3 different plumbers today who have all given us estimates. These are shown below:
1) 1200+ VAT one man band & will take him a day
2)1600-1800 + VAT- 2 guys didn't say how long it would take
3) 250 labour only- 2 guys said it would take them a day providing there is no snags
I would appreciate it greatly if you could advise me on what my best option is. Do I get a new system or just replace the leaking tank?
Also if I was to get a combi boiler installed, how much is a reasonable price & roughly how long would it take??
Any help is greatly appreciated xx
P.S- Me & my partner need to make a quick decision as we now have no hot water!!!
Upon investigation the plumber found the tank was leaking, had soaked through the floorboards & in time come through the ceiling.
We only have an old type system at the minute, he seemed a bit baffled at our system. We have a tank in the bathroom cupboard which has another tank above it, then downstairs in the kitchen cupboard we have the boiler. He did say that our CH & HW is powered by 2 separate things.
We have 2 options-
a) replace the tanks
or
b) upgrade and get a combi system fitted
We have rang round 3 different plumbers today who have all given us estimates. These are shown below:
1) 1200+ VAT one man band & will take him a day
2)1600-1800 + VAT- 2 guys didn't say how long it would take
3) 250 labour only- 2 guys said it would take them a day providing there is no snags
I would appreciate it greatly if you could advise me on what my best option is. Do I get a new system or just replace the leaking tank?
Also if I was to get a combi boiler installed, how much is a reasonable price & roughly how long would it take??
Any help is greatly appreciated xx
P.S- Me & my partner need to make a quick decision as we now have no hot water!!!