help with powerflush quote

[AWheating]

Everyone I know does!!! start at 8am and finnish at 5-6pm, straight swaps, don't know there prices though!!

i agree its pretty standard to do boiler changes in a day, straight swaps in a few hours sometimes, tho its also standard for them not to be done as good as they should be imo. Especially landlord/council work. In the end the customer will get what they pay for most times.

 

[jase158]

simple connect to pump on regular boilers or connect to flow or return on combi boiler just underneath, no cover taken off. to be honest though, most combi's I have done they have had a magnaclean fitted so I drain down and connect to this, then just turn magnaclean iso's off and then put magnaclean on.

 

[AWheating]

simple connect to pump on regular boilers or connect to flow or return on combi boiler just underneath, no cover taken off. to be honest though, most combi's I have done they have had a magnaclean fitted so I drain down and connect to this, then just turn magnaclean iso's off and then put magnaclean on.

so you dont flush the boiler or the plate hex?

 

[jase158]

Make your mind up. You said it was two days work in another post. Even if you can squeeze a two day job into one day you should still charge two days money for it, it's you that's going home knackered for the benefit of the customer. you've also got the issue of being cream crackered the next day after a 12 hour day. You can't keep doing 12 hour days without it starting to affect your performance.

What happens when your powerflush machine packs up after you've been not charging for it's use? You've got to replace or repair it out of your own pocket.

IMHO you need to revisit your business model as it sounds to me you're heading towards being a busy fool. Work for a good price and work sensibly. I've done the 12 hour days, 6 days a week before and I'd then spend half of Sunday akip on the sofa because I was knackered. Don't live to work, work to live.

I said he should charge 2 days, but I would do it in a day. Even with charging £350, I am left with £280 which equals £60 for power flush and still leaves me £220 which is good for a days labour. and if I added my years power flushes together and took times that by £20 I would get the price of my power flush machine. I am actually looking at my business model and I will be changing things but I would rather be a busy fool then a poor fool.

 

[jase158]

so you dont flush the boiler or the plate hex?

Yes, flush the boiler as you go, connect to the return and it pushes it all out the boiler rather then into the boiler. The heat exchange is impossible unless you are Gas safe, except to turn on the hot water and let the boiler pump do the flush and then turn it off, do this several times when cleaning out, doesn't do it properly though

 

[mutley racers]

the proflush i just bought said the best method of attaching is on the radiator tails, as if you remove the circulating pump, the boiler wont work

 

[jase158]

That's rubbish!!

 

[mutley racers]

what is? attaching to the tails, or the boiler won't work? Or both. it shows it on the site

 

[jase158]

Boiler not working, if you take the pump out it will still work but will overheat if power flush isn't connected, connecting to the tails gives less flow rates and from my experience doesn't do the job as well.

 

[mutley racers]

sitting at home waiting for the delivery of my Norstrom proflush. So excited. A new tool!!!!

Cost me £1100 big ones howsie!!! Am still upset I missed out on eco's which you got. On my door step. Still, this job pays for it pretty much. And it comes with a 3yr warranty

 

[mutley racers]

yipeeee it arrived today..... Am going to go and do a leaflet drop...powerflush £100 to the 1st lucky 11. To get it paid for

 

[mutley racers]

kidding

 

[TBServices]

Boiler not working, if you take the pump out it will still work but will overheat if power flush isn't connected, connecting to the tails gives less flow rates and from my experience doesn't do the job as well.

And what experience you have

 

[mutley racers]

so when flushing a sealed system, without a pump head adaptor, do you just disconnect the live to pump and connect into mag filter? only ever flushed open vented systems

 

[jase158]

can leave the pump going according to Kamco!! the powerflush wont affect pump, but what you say is basically what I do,

 

[jase158]

And what experience you have

what do you mean?

 

[Rickster123]

yipeeee it arrived today.....View attachment 13531 Am going to go and do a leaflet drop...powerflush £100 to the 1st lucky 11. To get it paid for

Looks good mate. I couldn't bring myself to part with 1100 notes tho!

 

[mutley racers]

Looks good mate. I couldn't bring myself to part with 1100 notes tho!

but, i thought we all agrred it was a good deal???? because i got the job for 900 smackers. Which pays for its self

 

[mutley racers]

can leave the pump going according to Kamco!! the powerflush wont affect pump, but what you say is basically what I do,

oh sorry jase, I was on about a system boiler

 

[jase158]

oh sorry jase, I was on about a system boiler

Yeah according to Kamco, on any system you could connect to filter/ rads/ anywhere else and leave pump going and the power flush wont affect it. If it is combi I take connection from below boiler (pump adaptor if gas safe) conventional boiler I take it from pump. Disconnect live from pump which stops it running dry and if open vent link the feed and vent (or cap it if being lazy)