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Central Heating - what to do?
annamc75
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I have just had a new boiler put in - which I am very pleased with and all is working well.
My problem is that the old boiler was in the bathroom and the main gas line into the house comes right up the outside wall and in to the top of the bathroom wall. It then runs left and right all the way down the wall and the joint where the old boiler was has been capped. The hot and cold water have been but down to the height of the other bathroom pipes (so can be boxed it) - but the gas line has not been cut down and re attached to the gas line outside at floor level. The new boiler is in the kitchen.
This means that although we have the boiler away (hurrah) we haven't got the wall space as the gas pipe is still there.
The wording in the quote says "cut back pipe work" but it doesnt specifically name the gas pipe as well as the hot and cold water pipes.
OH is ringing the plumber today but he is worried that we might be stuck with a bigger bill to have the rest of the pipes removed - which is not in the budget as we had to borrow the money for the job in the first place.
Help and thoughts please!
My problem is that the old boiler was in the bathroom and the main gas line into the house comes right up the outside wall and in to the top of the bathroom wall. It then runs left and right all the way down the wall and the joint where the old boiler was has been capped. The hot and cold water have been but down to the height of the other bathroom pipes (so can be boxed it) - but the gas line has not been cut down and re attached to the gas line outside at floor level. The new boiler is in the kitchen.
This means that although we have the boiler away (hurrah) we haven't got the wall space as the gas pipe is still there.
The wording in the quote says "cut back pipe work" but it doesnt specifically name the gas pipe as well as the hot and cold water pipes.
OH is ringing the plumber today but he is worried that we might be stuck with a bigger bill to have the rest of the pipes removed - which is not in the budget as we had to borrow the money for the job in the first place.
Help and thoughts please!
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£175 in paypal
£15 from consumer pulse
£5 M&S Voucher - thanks to direct line quote
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If you put cut pack pipe work in your quote, the plumber should have asked where you wanted pipework ctutting back too. It should not be a big job for a corgi guy, but he may not want to come and too such a quick job for nought. WHy not bribe him with the promise of him servicing your boiler, and also recommending him to a friend/friends one of whom has mentioned getting their boiler replaced..... a decent tradesman should sort this for you.0
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