New Boiler - CORGIs barely cheaper than BG

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biggus_richus wrote: »

We currently have a Potterton Kingfisher conventional floorstanding boiler. We've been advised that it's old/inefficient/inadequately ventilated/difficult to get parts for by the BG service engineer and are considering a replacement.

We have a 1960s three bedroom detached house, one bathroom, nine radiators, no TRVs. The new boiler will have to be sited in a new position - same room but moved to an external wall. All quotes include retaining the hot water cylinder and converting the system to fully pumped - currently on gravity. So far, we've had three utility companies in and four local CORGIs:
British Gas: £3900 (British Gas (Gloworm?) 330+)
Southern Electric: £3500 (Gloworm hx15 - includes £350 for disposal of asbestos parts, which no one else has identified)
nPower: £4800 (Gloworm hx24)
CORGI A: £3900 (verbal quote, Vaillant model unknown)
CORGI B: £3800 (verbal quote, Worcester model unknown)
CORGI C: no quote as yet, but wants to replace pipework throughout the house as he believes it's inefficient. Not confident this quote will beat the rest.
CORGI no quote yet.

None of the CORGIs have provided a written quote yet, some we've been waiting longer than a week. We can't get any personal recommendations and have sourced these from a thread on a local community forum.

I'm gobsmacked that our cheapest quote thus far is from a utility company. Opinion on these boards suggested we could look at getting the job done £1000 cheaper than BG.

If anyone can recommend an engineer that would service Newbury that would be great, but is it a case that I need to get more quotes in from independent CORGI engineers?

Thanks for reading,
Rich

I am replacing my old gas boiler with a new Worcester/Boch 24ri condensing boiler but I already have a pumped system. The large old boiler is in the kitchen, the new one is being fitted out of the way in the loft. The quotes include electronic timer, new wireless & tank thermstats etc, & cavity wall inulation.

British Gas has quoted £4300.00 plus I have to fit a loft ladder myself & floorboard the loft with a working platform.

I am having the job done by E-ON in 2 weeks time & they did not ask for a loft ladder and the they will flooboard the loft themselves to the boiler site, cost is £1434.00 with 2 years central heating cover & the cost can be spread over 12 months interest free!!

NPower offer to beat B/Gas by £100, they cannot go wrong with the high prices, Its amazing how one utility can be £3000 cheaper for exactly the same job using the same components!!

col2107

Please can someone advise what my next move should be:

British Gas do a pay monthly scheme for central heating which would be great if they werent so expensive. We currently have an immersion heater and a gas fire in a 1950 3 bed property we have just bought. We are in desparate need of central heating but are struggling to pay up front and would like a credit facility. British GAs quoted £5500 (too expensive).
We may be entitled to a warm front grant (waiting for reply) but as we are a married couple with jobs i am not sure if we will get anything, if we do it wont be very much.
Has anyone any ideas who else we could get credit facility in North West for Central HEating.
Thanks:o