is this possible...

Koogatubac · Nov 9, 2012

Fastest combi to combi ive done (when i was a apprentice) was 45mins. Explanation:

Baxi 105 to Baxi Duo Tec (1st Model)

- drain down legs of boiler
- whip old boiler off BUT not jig.
- chisel flue hole because the duo tecs where higher i think
- put new boiler on old jig with new washers.
- fill up, check for leaks and gas rate then leave
Btw NEVER GOT FLUSHED

This was back in 2006 so no flue gas analyser

acecharly · Nov 9, 2012

Thats pretty fast. I havnt looked into the job so it maybe that everything is straightworfard maybe being in council voids or houses next door to each other etc they may even be preflushed or pipework may be made new upto boiler and its just a case of hanging piping and fluing and no commissioning just left for a spark to wire up. Id say maybe im overestimating what needs to done, i may even call to ask.

stevetheplumber · Nov 9, 2012

takes me an hour to fill in the details but then i actually do all the readings not just copy them out of the book

stevetheplumber · Nov 9, 2012

i would bet if you went back and checked the paperwork where 10 identical boilers had gone into a row of houses they would all have exactly the same values in every box

acecharly · Nov 9, 2012

If they had any at all steve.

tamz · Nov 9, 2012

2 Combi to combi swaps are do-able in a day but you won't be home at 5.
They don't need (and there is no requirement) to be powerflushed. Gas upgrades will be an extra on the price and electricians are a pita so they wire it themselves as they hold you back.
It is just a matter of getting into the swing of it and teamwork which means you don't need to talk to each other from the moment you step out the van-.
It is a high stress job and the 3 - 500 a day is split on the team. (3 -500 means they are 1 offs)
Not a job for the faint hearted but good money for the right guys.

tamz · Nov 9, 2012

When i think about it, what any guys thinking of getting into the heating shyt should think of is the sparky side. No stress fitting a spur or beeping a circuit on a daft machine. They get paid just the same amount as the heating guys without the stress.

kirkgas · Nov 10, 2012

tamz said:
When i think about it, what any guys thinking of getting into the heating shyt should think of is the sparky side. No stress fitting a spur or beeping a circuit on a daft machine. They get paid just the same amount as the heating guys without the stress.

aye but the need to be a lot uglier

tamz · Nov 10, 2012

I'm a really ugly (and short tempered) cant these days but my wee darling still loves me xx :smile:

peteheat · Nov 10, 2012

Should be a few Gas Safe Inspectors assigned to monitor every job any company who proposes working like that like that does.

Now two jobs are the same, Gas Safe is exactly what it says on the logo, putting installers under that type of pressure is nothing short of criminal mistakes will be made and when they do the subby will take the hit.

Two boilers a day everyday might be possible in a housing estate where the work is repetition, arriving, preparing your work area, doing the job, cleaning up and driving to the next job to start all over again is madness.

Must be the same company who invented the 9 minute boiler service.