Oil boiler quote - what else to check?

[stu550]

Had a price for the installation of a external oil bosch boiler and unvented cylinder for £2,800 inc VAT. Currently have an internal boiler and copper cyclinder. Price seems okay but quote is a little vague... he is a heating engineer we have used for years and we do trust.

Don't know the manufacturer of the new unvented cylinder so need to ask that, all I know is that its 170 litres...

Other questions I was going to ask:
- Confirmation of warranties
- Soakaway proposals - have a septic tank so its into the ground not drain.
- Manufacture and model number of unvented cylinder?

What else should I be asking/ would you suggest?

It doesn't need a power flush... its all clean.

Getting technical… we currently have a manual bypass valve on the central heating… do we still need this? If so, wouldn’t it be better replacing with an automatic whilst drained down?

Thanks.

 

[Mike2007]

Price seems okay but quote is a little vague... he is a heating engineer we have used for years and we do trust

Lol....for someone you trust, why don't you ask him not us (after all you DO TRUST him?)

 

[ianmcd]

That is a decent quote and as you said you trust him so talk to him instead of fishing on here, you will get some on here telling you to ask for this and that but if I was your installer who sounds decent and has given you a decent price and you started that with me then it would be bye bye Im afraid and then you would be back at square one so call him and ask him your questions

 

[Boilerman2]

From a Service and ongoing maintenacne point of view - the boiler he suggesting is probably one of the worst! there are better boilers out there such as a Grant vortex, which is more efficient as well

make sure that the cylinder is a Stainless Steel model (most are these days) - Oh and make sure he is OFTEC reg otherwise it will cost you more to notify the install to LABC

 

[dcawkwell]

Sounds a good price.

Unvented cylinder are much the same and usually come with min 10 year warranties whoever makes them.