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Ray Stafford
Cheers, the plumber does not mind whether i purchase or if he purchases the boiler
What he prefers wasn't really the point of my post.
Its what you prefer, and what is in your best interest.
If you buy the boiler, and he fits it, if the worst happens and there are problems, the you have two different contracts.
Non-plumbing people tend to think about a boiler as if it was a stand-alone item, like a fridge or a washing machine, and that it's warranty can be enforced as a stand-alone thing.
However, your boiler is just one component in the larger system that is your heating and hot water. This creates quite a lot of potential uncertainty if there are problems. Is it a boiler problem? Is it a system problem? Is it a combination of the two?
If your plumber has supplied and fitted, you only have one contract, and it becomes his problem. If you supply and he fits, then you have created a whole new grey area that didn't exist before.