Ball park figure for a flush

[Bogart]

What would anybody care to hazard as a fair price for a, pre oil boiler install, flush.
There are 20 radiators in total. Am awaiting a figure from a heating firm and
am not very expectant on a good price as they seem to come up with random figures.
They gave me a figure 2 years ago for a Kamco flush which was £550 then so god knows what it will be now. I have seen you can hire a machine for £150 a week maybe the DIY route is the way to go.

 

[Deleted member 32524]

If done properly that will be a long day. 550 for 20 rads seems ok to me.

 

[Riley]

Depending on the state of the system that could easily be a day and a half to 2 days work. We don’t discuss prices on the forum as there is so much geographical fluctuation

 

[Bogart]

Fully understand but the £550 was 2 years ago!

 

[Sharp Point]

And?

 

[JKG]

Price seems ok to me

 

[Scott_D]

Why not get the boiler installer to do it as part of the job

 

[Harvest Fields]

What would anybody care to hazard as a fair price for a, pre oil boiler install, flush.
There are 20 radiators in total. Am awaiting a figure from a heating firm and
am not very expectant on a good price as they seem to come up with random figures.
They gave me a figure 2 years ago for a Kamco flush which was £550 then so god knows what it will be now. I have seen you can hire a machine for £150 a week maybe the DIY route is the way to go.

Experience is key with a flush. Could take 2 days. Sounds cheap to me.

 

[Riley]

I concur I’d be doing only 10-12 rads for that

 

[Harvest Fields]

I concur I’d be doing only 10-12 rads for that

Stop using my words!😛😛😛😛

 

[Riley]

Which word Harv😀

 

[Harvest Fields]

Concur😛😛😀😀

 

[Riley]

😎No you must be mistaken I’ve used that word since like it was invented

 

[Bogart]

Why not get the boiler installer to do it as part of the job

Was think down those lines until he came back with stupid prices for the boiler install so am looking elsewhere.

 

[Bogart]

I concur I’d be doing only 10-12 rads for that

You must be minted then!

 

[Harvest Fields]

You must be minted then!

We wish

 

[Sharp Point]

Was think down those lines until he came back with stupid prices for the boiler install so am looking elsewhere.

Straight away, you’ll break down the relationship with the boiler installer, doing things like that. If someone did that to me, it’d get my back up. £550 is cheap for a 20 rad system.... considering to do it properly would take maybe two days.

 

[Sharp Point]

Maybe £70 for flush hire
Cleaning Chems £100... need x2 of chems
X2 inhibitor £40

Then labour

 

[Sharp Point]

So £210 before he even starts. £340 left to cover 1.5-2 days flush

Minus tax, fuel, running costs

Probably left with £200 out of that

What’s your problem???

 

[Riley]

Wear and tear on machine, travel to and from job, proper chemicals, proper clean rather than just turn on the machine and read the paper, treat each rad individually to clean, neutralise cleaning chemicals, correct Ph levels and TDS levels. It’s very labour intensive if done properly. Are you begrudging someone earning a profit on a job well done and properly. Sorry it really gets my back up when people say that I must be minted I worked bloody hard for my money

 

[Millsy 82]

I'd be looking hire of machine and magnacleanse and chemicals +20% then 2 days labour.

I reckon you wouldnt get much change out of £800.

If you think he is ripping you off try British gas or one of the other big suppliers.

 

[Rob Foster]

What would anybody care to hazard as a fair price for a, pre oil boiler install, flush.
There are 20 radiators in total. Am awaiting a figure from a heating firm and
am not very expectant on a good price as they seem to come up with random figures.
They gave me a figure 2 years ago for a Kamco flush which was £550 then so god knows what it will be now. I have seen you can hire a machine for £150 a week maybe the DIY route is the way to go.

You quote a price from 2 years ago so therefore
does this mean nothing has been carried out in the intervening time ?
Get a pro in now prices rise after August , prevarication
is a dreadfull friend. Rob Foster
aka centralheatking

 

[Rob Foster]

Wear and tear on machine, travel to and from job, proper chemicals, proper clean rather than just turn on the machine and read the paper, treat each rad individually to clean, neutralise cleaning chemicals, correct Ph levels and TDS levels. It’s very labour intensive if done properly. Are you begrudging someone earning a profit on a job well done and properly. Sorry it really gets my back up when people say that I must be minted I worked bloody hard for my money

I think your point is entirely correct, for a proper flush to be carried out ...the expensive machine is needed, but as you say it is very labour intensive if
done properly so the charges are quite valid. zIts the fellas that walk up,your path with spurs rattling on their rigger boots that mess it up in my opinion
Rob Foster aka centralheatking

 

[Bogart]

So £210 before he even starts. £340 left to cover 1.5-2 days flush

Minus tax, fuel, running costs

Probably left with £200 out of that

What’s your problem???

Did I say I had one?

 

[Mastermixlee]

Another case of not knowing the full extent of what goes into flushing and/or running a heating business by the looks of it.

The answer is yes, yes you will find someone who will do it cheaper than £550 likely.
They won't be doing the same job though. Sure they might have a machine on and throw some chemicals in even. But at what appears to be (at face value) a simple procedure actually involves alot of knowledge and experience to get the best results.

If you get it flushed by someone other than your installer it's likely they'll refuse to come back for any issues you experience afterwards. As if the flush isn't done correctly then it can wreck the new boiler - which would then be on your shoulders to try to get third party back again or pay out of pocket to get rectified again (boiler warranties are also void if not correctly flushed as it's excluded in most of the terms and conditions).

If you needed it a couple of years ago (and nothing had been done in mean time) there's also a high chance that your system water quality has deteriorated further and the job has become larger and requires more time to correct.