do you charge for turning off appliances or capping them?

[beesley121]

hi guys,

had a few instances in the past were ive been to price a job up only to find I have had to cut the gas supply off or make the appliance safe. ive never charged but considering the time, parts used and paperwork I think I should but would they pay

 

[villa_tom]

Of course you should charge mate.

You have capped off a dangerous appliance that could have killed someone.

Plus you have spent the time travelling to the job and spent god knows how long doing safety checks to come to the conclusion that the appliance is dangerous.

Can you imagine BG going to a job and not charging? Of course not.

The customer has no choice weather to pay or not. You've turned up and done what they asked you to, ok the boiler may not be fixed, but you've done your job correctly.

If it where me I'd charge and offer to knock the price of the visit off the cost of a new boiler.

 

[gasmanrob]

£75 covers the cost of the cap and 2 fan heaters plus my diesel. This fee is taken off if I carry out the repair. But as I can't take the heaters back they stay on the bill

 

[villa_tom]

£75 covers the cost of the cap and 2 fan heaters plus my diesel. This fee is taken off if I carry out the repair. But as I can't take the heaters back they stay on the bill

You can't give heaters to someone else without having then PAT tested again anyway, so it best they stay with the customer anyway

 

[mountainman]

I reckon that if you capped off my appliance then tried to charge me for the privilege, I would kick you in the cream crackers.

 

[lame plumber]

it is simple, you point out the ID situation, hand over an id warning certificate and offer to cap it for what ever fee you charge, me thats min £45 plus parts, and if they tell u to ..............off you just call transco on their emergency number and pass on the address, then its not your problem and theyhave no gas what so ever for their troubles. No Brainer

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

I reckon that if you capped off my appliance then tried to charge me for the privilege, I would kick you in the cream crackers.

Really? Whys that?
So if the pipework/appliance is deemed to be dangerous and an GSR turns off or caps and writes out a warning notice and labels it he/she should do it for free, no mate not a chance!

 

[gasmanrob]

You can't give heaters to someone else without having then PAT tested again anyway, so it best they stay with the customer anyway

Thatll be the part where I said "as I can't take them back"

i used to work for the system too Tom I know the rules ;-)

 

[mountainman]

Really? Whys that?
So if the pipework/appliance is deemed to be dangerous and an GSR turns off or caps and writes out a warning notice and labels it he/she should do it for free, no mate not a chance!

There's more to life than a few quid imho!