Replacement boiler quote seems excessive - is it?

[leesparkykent]

Vaillant ecoTEC plus 430 ErP - £1,070 (good price)
Installation of boiler and associated work - £1,585 (bit high)
Install standard flue with black plume kit - £320 (way to high)
Connect up boiler condenser waste pipe to washing machine waste pipe 2 metres directly below - £120 (way to high should be around £50-60)
Connect & test a switched fused connection unit £195 (way to high £30-£40)
Powerflush and system water treatment - £570 (if they do a days work thats not bad)
Supply and fit MagnaClean Professional MC22002 Magnetic Filter - £250 (good price)

what about pump motorized valves non of them getting change?

£30-£40 maybe if just replacing socket for a spur but could need bonding to gas and water etc

 

[rpm]

Isn't Masood London based?

He`s an East End boy probably get a nose bleed going North. lol

 

[Masood]

Isn't Masood London based?

Yes indeedy. As is Stevetheplumber. Both within spitting distance of the OP...

 

[ShaunCorbs]

No mention of the pump or the motorised valves - would replacing them at the same time make sense?

do you know how old they are?

 

[Masood]

He`s an East End boy probably get a nose bleed going North. lol

Nah, I got all the jabs and visas and everyfink boss! I can go Norf, Sarf, not West tho. That's Stan's turf... 😀

 

[ShaunCorbs]

£30-£40 maybe if just replacing socket for a spur but could need bonding to gas and water etc

all they test for is are they the right way round and earth if its needs bonding would be listed and separate item

 

[rpm]

Nah, I got all the jabs and visas and everyfink boss! I can go Norf, Sarf, not West tho. That's Stan's turf... 😀

Glad to hear your fully covered Mas, thought Stan was North, did he move?

 

[Masood]

Glad to hear your fully covered Mas, thought Stan was North, did he move?

He moved so far north he wasn't even in London any more! Near Northampton somewhere, I think. But when he was here I thought he was in Harrow kind of area, which I always think of as west.

 

[rpm]

He moved so far north he wasn't even in London any more! Near Northampton somewhere, I think. But when he was here I thought he was in Harrow kind of area, which I always think of as west.

Agree Harrow more West than North, thought he moved back though within a year.

 

[Masood]

Agree Harrow more West than North, thought he moved back though within a year.

Wouldn't surprise me, business was dead for him up there, he was commuting to London! He unfriended pretty much everyone on fb and dropped off here so I haven't heard anything from him at all..

 

[surv1v0r]

<SNIP>
Saying that he could do well to try and understand the behind the scene costs involved in running a business.

Trust me, I am very well aware of the "behind the scenes costs involved in running a business". However, let's not digress.

The pump is fairly recent but I can see the argument for replacing the motorised valves - good point.

Can anyone comment on whether there is truly any benefit in the Powerflush and the MagnaClean Professional MC22002 Magnetic Filter? They both sound unnecessary to me. I have had the system drained from time to time - e.g. to fit new or additional radiators, to fit TRVs and when I had work done on the bathroom and when refilling the system I have had rust inhibitor added but I have never had the system Powerflushed and I don't have any sort of Magnetic Filter and don't seem to have suffered for it.

Once again, thanks for the feedback.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The mag filter is yes but your choice on the power flush

 

[surv1v0r]

The mag filter is yes but your choice on the power flush

Politely - why?

Added to which, is there any preference for the MagnaClean Professional Magnetic Filter -or- the BoilerMag Domestic Heating System Filter? I can't find many reviews on either although I did read somewhere that the MagnaClean has (or used to have) a plastic body which gave problems.

I get the feeling that Magnetic Filters are primarily intended to remove metal debris from a system - why would this still be in place on an established system?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Politely - why?

Added to which, is there any preference for the MagnaClean Professional Magnetic Filter -or- the BoilerMag Domestic Heating System Filter? I can't find many reviews on either although I did read somewhere that the MagnaClean has (or used to have) a plastic body which gave problems.

I get the feeling that Magnetic Filters are primarily intended to remove metal debris from a system - why would this still be in place on an established system?

Adey all the way and they had problems on the old model where it connected to the pipes

And new boilers have small water ways that can get blocked very easy

 

[Riley]

I also would vouch for Magnaclean regarding a power flush if your system is dirty when a new boiler goes on it then any warranty will be null and void Think you'll find that most manufacturers would also be asking for a filter to be fitted to maintain warranty also

 

[julesverne]

I think you may have missed post 5 surv1v0r.
But why not put a post in here .
[DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/im-looking-plumber-gas-engineer/"]I'm looking for a Plumber or Gas Engineer[/DLMURL] And post a request for a quote.
Or send send Masood a private message who has posted on this thread and in your neck of the woods and an excellent plumbing and heating engineer and trusted advisor on the forum to pop round and give you a quote.