I have been told that I need to replace the diverter valve on my boiler to get the hot water working again (heating is fine). I was given a rough estimate of £450 for the job, I have no real way of finding out if this is a reasonable quote. Can anyone help?
Replacement of Diverter Valve for a BIASI 25S combi boiler
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Its not a reasonable quote, your boiler can be bought for that.
If it is the diverter then it will only need a diaphragm, less than £20.
less than an hour to change. £80 tops Your being fleeced
If it is the diverter then it will only need a diaphragm, less than £20.
less than an hour to change. £80 tops Your being fleeced
We charge £106 ( including a service ). In fact our basic diagnostic fee is £84.
Does that mean that we are fleecing?
By the way this is London !
Of course it can be other causes than juat a failed diaphragm. Seized hydraulic unit shaft, seized diverter manifold, failed DHW demand switch, failed PCB etc. Whatever it is we are set up to identify and repair it.
Tony
Does that mean that we are fleecing?
By the way this is London !
Of course it can be other causes than juat a failed diaphragm. Seized hydraulic unit shaft, seized diverter manifold, failed DHW demand switch, failed PCB etc. Whatever it is we are set up to identify and repair it.
Tony
Do you think the fleecing comment was aimed at you Tony
£106 for a repair and service, no worries. £450 repair bill on a £400 Boiler, you dont think thats fleecing
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did he have a mask and pistol to hand
no its not a reasonable quote its robbery
christ i can get back to hartlepool cheaper than that
Do you think the fleecing comment was aimed at you Tony
£106 for a repair and service, no worries. £450 repair bill on a £400 Boiler, you dont think thats fleecing
Thats OK then.
However, remember this OP is in London he is going to have to contend with London prices.
Perhaps Lancs prices are lower but certainly Dave in Norwich easily comands prices about 20% higher than ours.
Tony
Maybe London prices are higher, up north we wont stand for it. Dave can command higher rates than you, he's alot bigger
Maybe I should look at my pricing structure, Dom is £40 first hour £25 ther after. Com Is dependant on how I feel
Maybe I should look at my pricing structure, Dom is £40 first hour £25 ther after. Com Is dependant on how I feel
my father has a phrase he tells me all the time about boiler repairs.
"the less you know the more money you make"
what he means is you take a repair guy that knows nothing, send him off to biasi boiler, he manages to work out the DV is not moving to dhw mode. off he goes to parts center gets the retail price of a DV adds his 30% plus a good bit of labour because it will take him a good bit of time to do and we arrive at the price of £450...
but send a bloke that knows what he is doing. he works out that the diaphragm is ripped for example, most likely he has one in the van, does not take much time to do it and he charges much less and makes much less aswell...
when i go to fix a boiler i change not by time but by the knowledge and depth of experience i have. i always keep that phrase in my mind because i don't want to be the bloke that knows what he is doing but poor for it
btw i charge about £100 to change a diaphragm...
"the less you know the more money you make"
what he means is you take a repair guy that knows nothing, send him off to biasi boiler, he manages to work out the DV is not moving to dhw mode. off he goes to parts center gets the retail price of a DV adds his 30% plus a good bit of labour because it will take him a good bit of time to do and we arrive at the price of £450...
but send a bloke that knows what he is doing. he works out that the diaphragm is ripped for example, most likely he has one in the van, does not take much time to do it and he charges much less and makes much less aswell...
when i go to fix a boiler i change not by time but by the knowledge and depth of experience i have. i always keep that phrase in my mind because i don't want to be the bloke that knows what he is doing but poor for it
btw i charge about £100 to change a diaphragm...
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