Quote for new boiler

[kofi2003uk]

hello everyone,
i have just been quoted £3500 to replace my 10year old boiler with a vailant combi(condensing) boiler.my house is a 3 bed house with 11 radiators.
the current system is a glow worm boiler with a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard.i also have two water tanks in the loft which will all be removed.
however i think the quote of £3500 is a bit too high.can anyone please give me any ideas as to whether i am getting a bad deal?
your comment are most appreciated.
thanks

 

[powell30]

London?.......nope sounds not far off the mark. May be a tad high but then they have seen the job.....are they replacing rads? Powerflushing system? Fitting trv's where required? if so then 3.5k isn't excessive

 

[kofi2003uk]

many thanks for the reply. yes is London. they will power flush.nothing else.

 

[Statia]

Boiler manufacturers recommend getting at least three quotes for the same work before contracting the work to someone.

 

[powell30]

Model of boiler? Remember, they are draining, stripping old heating system, powerflushing, running upgraded gas line (i assume), fitting new boiler, condensate run, new heating controls (i assume you have trv's already?) and filling and testing system 2-4 days work depending on how many of em turn up plus materials.......I still don't think it's excessive but if you're unsure get a couple more quotes......

 

[kofi2003uk]

thanks guys. i will get one more quote to compare and then decide.

 

[kofi2003uk]

the engineer said to me there will be two of them and its two days work.i already have trv's.its a vaillant although i am not sure of the exact model. it should however be able to power eleven or twelve radidatorw with ease and its a combi.

 

[JPC]

a bit expensive if you were in leicester...we are doing one today and tomorrow...power flush, 6 trv, magnaclean, old cylinder out and baxi duotec 28 combi into the airing cupboard - £2250

 

[gas4you]

Without seeing the job it's impossible to say accurately, but a ball park figure for me would be approx £2400-£2500 + VAT.

 

[corgiman]

Boiler manufacturers recommend getting at least three quotes for the same work before contracting the work to someone.

Do they?

When did boiler makers even care?

 

[kevplumb]

"quote for a new boiler"

a horse a horse my kingdom for a horse

 

[corgiman]

"quote for a new boiler"

a horse a horse my kingdom for a horse

Nice one Pappy

 

[Axel]

£ 2800 labour for 4 days work... that's 700 per day...nearly £ 100 per hour...(lunch break?)

There are hopefully some plumbers out there who will charge an hourly rate less than that; even in London.

Maybe find a Corgi person with the best hourly rate, pay them for how long it takes. If they are nervous about underquoting , they will no doubt inflate the figure to cover theat risk. But as long as they don't waste time or re-do work they did wrong, then paying by the hour might be cheaper, no? Especially on a complicated job. It seems that the words "replace boiler" sets off a 'kerrchink' sound with dollar signs spinning in their eyes. Shouldn't matter what they are doing; a reasonable hourly rate is a reasonable hourly rate. £ 100 per hour seems like a great figure if you are at the receiving end, but should anyone really get paid enough to buy a new car every week?

Uh oh, here goes the political / marxist / socialist / Corgi overheads thread...

 

[Agile]

Boiler manufacturers recommend getting at least three quotes for the same work before contracting the work to someone.

Can you name even ONE boiler manufacturer who recommend that?

Back to the quote! Are you sure that you have been adequately briefed about the differences between hot water from a combi and a cylinder?

There can be so many differences between the performance of different models of combi boiler.

Has the installer bothered to measure the mains water flow rate into the property? The whole question of fiting a combi depends on the flow rate!

I would never recommend a combi without fully discussing the hot water expectations and usage.

My rule of thumb quotation comes to about £2440 !

Tony

 

[EliteHeat]

£ 2800 labour for 4 days work... that's 700 per day...nearly £ 100 per hour...(lunch break?)

There are hopefully some plumbers out there who will charge an hourly rate less than that; even in London.

Maybe find a Corgi person with the best hourly rate, pay them for how long it takes. If they are nervous about underquoting , they will no doubt inflate the figure to cover theat risk. But as long as they don't waste time or re-do work they did wrong, then paying by the hour might be cheaper, no? Especially on a complicated job. It seems that the words "replace boiler" sets off a 'kerrchink' sound with dollar signs spinning in their eyes. Shouldn't matter what they are doing; a reasonable hourly rate is a reasonable hourly rate. £ 100 per hour seems like a great figure if you are at the receiving end, but should anyone really get paid enough to buy a new car every week?

Uh oh, here goes the political / marxist / socialist / Corgi overheads thread...

Good luck with this one.