do heating installers sub out the design?

[danlightbulb]

Hi all,

Central heating installers turned up this morning to install my central heating system.

Its a small local firm and the guy who is installing is the guy who gave me the quote a few weeks back.

The guy asked me where I want the radiators, and I proceeded to show him all the rooms. When I asked what size they were he didn't really know and proceeded to tell me its all being delivered at 10.00. I had to go to work so couldn't wait around.

Struck me as odd that the company owner, quoter and installer then didn't know what size rads I was having and it occured to me that he could have sub'd out the design?

Any thoughts (or perhaps I've just used a cowboy!)

 

[corgiman]

would not be a combi he is installing would it?

as he has probably just brought a "heat pack" which includes rads pipe etc

did he measure anything whilst pricing up the job, cos without that how could he sub out the design?

 

[danlightbulb]

He measured the rooms width and length but that was about it.

Yes it is a combi. Probably has brought a heat pack then.

To be honest he came well recommended but I got the immediate impression that he wasn't very technically minded.

 

[corgiman]

then I would not worry about it

 

[gas4you]

Some lazy installers just give the room sizes to their plumbers merchant and let them work out rad sizes

I prefer to work everything out for myself, one less thing to go wrong and i know what wall space is available for each rad.

 

[Agile]

I would never trust any merchant to do that!

As Dave says the size of rad has to match the available space as well as provide the heat output!

Tony