Power Flushing, warranty & cleanliness of system

[Frankenstein]

wht do you get reps in, you need to speak to installers and operators who do the work, ie they know what they are talking about. Just out of interest, if you go on holiday and fly abroad, do you expect to interview the pilot and flight crew before take off, or do you assume they know what they are doing? You might find life easy just to get some quotes and review previous work of potential installers.

I agree but when I ask a company to provide me with a quote I can't choose who they send. One of the first things which I try to ascertain is the suitability of the person who provides the quote. It turns out that the best rep used to be an installer. The most unsuitable person used work in a bank and had no practical experience in plumbing (I won't mention the name of the company that sent him).

 

[Frankenstein]

Can you post a few of the quotes?

Straight swap of a heat only boiler which includes all the usual work + 10 year warranty.

Prices range from £3,000 to £3700.

Not sure it this is normal but I'll take the prices to my usual gas service chap and see what he thinks - unfortunately he can't do it because he doesn't accept credit cards (which I want to use to take advantage of a 27 month interest free loan).

 

[thereisawizza]

Straight swap of a heat only boiler which includes all the usual work + 10 year warranty.

Prices range from £3,000 to £3700.

Not sure it this is normal but I'll take the prices to my usual gas service chap and see what he thinks - unfortunately he can't do it because he doesn't accept credit cards (which I want to use to take advantage of a 27 month interest free loan).

Best make sure you at least give him a "drink" then! 🙂

 

[lame plumber]

Blimey, I'll pop up and stay overnight in a posh hotel for that money on a heat only swap 🙂🙂🙂 you really need to get your regular lad to quote and borrow the money elsewhere

 

[Frankenstein]

Blimey, I'll pop up and stay overnight in a posh hotel for that money on a heat only swap 🙂🙂🙂 you really need to get your regular lad to quote and borrow the money elsewhere

This could happen. These are the quotes from the big boys. I have my first visit from the local plumbers tomorrow morning. It'll be interesting to see the differences!

 

[Scott_D]

Straight swap of a heat only boiler which includes all the usual work + 10 year warranty.

Prices range from £3,000 to £3700.

Not sure it this is normal but I'll take the prices to my usual gas service chap and see what he thinks - unfortunately he can't do it because he doesn't accept credit cards (which I want to use to take advantage of a 27 month interest free loan).

What make& model boiler
What filter
What type of flush
Any controls upgrades or trvs?

 

[Masood]

Blimey, I'll pop up and stay overnight in a posh hotel for that money on a heat only swap 🙂🙂🙂 you really need to get your regular lad to quote and borrow the money elsewhere

Southampton is only an hour and a half from mine. I'll kip in the van and fit you an Ideal Vogue for that. 10 year warranty, stainless heat exchanger, 10:1 modulation ratio.

And I have my own water test kit...

 

[Frankenstein]

What make& model boiler
What filter
What type of flush
Any controls upgrades or trvs?

Vaillant Ecotec Plus 415
TF1 Filter
Power Flush (11 rads)
No controls, No TRVs
Installation of Plume kit
A few other bits & bobs

 

[SimonG]

So spending money and skimping on controls and trv's? Worth doing, unless you have them.

 

[Rickster123]

The most unsuitable person used work in a bank and had no practical experience in plumbing (I won't mention the name of the company that sent him).

Wasn't a chap called Luke was it?? Ex bank manager?!

 

[Masood]

No controls, No TRVs

Gobsmacked! These have far more impact on energy use than modulation ratio. Also, without time and temperature controls and TRVs, your new installation will not be Part L compliant.

Unless you're re-using old ones?

 

[Allgoode]

Madness if not looking to upgrade ctrls/trv's & poss rads if very old.

Everything I fit has weather comp & programmable rf controls by same manufacturer as the guarantee extends across everything so no worries for the 7 or 10 years that they are under warranty as long as they are serviced annually.

The controls are really easy to understand for all my customers and everyone who has had a system upgrade or install comments on the difference it all makes to the overall package both in running costs and real home temp comfort levels.

Invest a little bit extra and get best controls/sensors you can ideally from boiler manufacturer & sit back and enjoy the comfort & peace of mind of a good long warranty,

Thanks,

Andy

 

[rocketmanbkk]

How many quotes are you having?

There be an upgraded boiler by the time you decide then the quoted will start over.

 

[GSAL]

It's seems that you'll save more money by using your local Engineere (who you know and trust) than you will in interest with the interest free credit card.

Is it worth getting a quote from him and talking to the bank? If you ask him you maybe able to pay for the materials at the merchant with the card.

I'm sure you'll save money and get a lot more this way.