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Boiler quote

rommers
rommers Posts: 101 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
I have a quote for a new boiler of £2,250, which is to clean Central heating system with Sentinel X800 and remove old combi and fit a new Worcester junior combi boiler. I live in a 3 bed with 1 bathroom house in Birmingham. I reckon this is a bit on the steep side. What are peoples thoughts? Also are Glowworm Combi boilers any good?

cheers

rommers
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  • EliteHeat
    EliteHeat Posts: 1,382 Forumite
    Expensive, imho.

    GW are OK, a bit plasticky maybe. Vaillant would be a better choice or the WB CDI range.
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    We are looking to replace our CH boiler.

    Currently have a back boiler which is about 30 years old.

    We have a 4 bed semi with 10 radiators. What sort of boiler should we be looking for? Does it have to vent out (i.e. be on an outside wall) or can I put it upstairs in my airing cupboard (on landing backing onto bedroom).
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • tessie_bear
    tessie_bear Posts: 4,898 Forumite
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    that seems reasonable to me BUT only because the muppets at british gas have quoted us £6500 to do our house...well be going elsewhere
    onwards and upwards
  • eeeeeee
    eeeeeee Posts: 459 Forumite
    the boiler that you have been qouted for is around £800 at trade value .... main boiler ( which is a good boiler ) which will do the same job for £550 trade ...... cleaing out the system is about £20- £25 for the stuff to do it with .... this price is cheaper than some.... but i would shop around a little 1st you should be aiming for around £1800.... definately make sure that its a FIXED price for this work .... if they are stripping out anything made of copper ask to keep it ( or if its included in the quote) copper has gone up in value ()ALOT)
    NSD = 3/31 spent = £97.88/31 groceries = £26/31 fuel =2/31
    various debts = /£14366.89:eek:secured loan = /£13887.21 full settlement figuremortgage = /£64,342.45
    ime not debt free ,but ime trying JANUARY BIG FINANCIAL FREEZE (JBFF)no35
    proud owner of a british bullog puppies due end of jan2013
  • eeeeeee
    eeeeeee Posts: 459 Forumite
    .... !!! your'e kidding me tessie bear ,,, british will sub contract the work out ... and then commission the gas boiler once a bunch of idiots have fitted it ...
    NSD = 3/31 spent = £97.88/31 groceries = £26/31 fuel =2/31
    various debts = /£14366.89:eek:secured loan = /£13887.21 full settlement figuremortgage = /£64,342.45
    ime not debt free ,but ime trying JANUARY BIG FINANCIAL FREEZE (JBFF)no35
    proud owner of a british bullog puppies due end of jan2013
  • eeeeeee
    eeeeeee Posts: 459 Forumite
    could go thru the roof poppy ... if that helps ...
    NSD = 3/31 spent = £97.88/31 groceries = £26/31 fuel =2/31
    various debts = /£14366.89:eek:secured loan = /£13887.21 full settlement figuremortgage = /£64,342.45
    ime not debt free ,but ime trying JANUARY BIG FINANCIAL FREEZE (JBFF)no35
    proud owner of a british bullog puppies due end of jan2013
  • eeeeeee
    eeeeeee Posts: 459 Forumite
    or thru the wall ....
    NSD = 3/31 spent = £97.88/31 groceries = £26/31 fuel =2/31
    various debts = /£14366.89:eek:secured loan = /£13887.21 full settlement figuremortgage = /£64,342.45
    ime not debt free ,but ime trying JANUARY BIG FINANCIAL FREEZE (JBFF)no35
    proud owner of a british bullog puppies due end of jan2013
  • tessie_bear
    tessie_bear Posts: 4,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    im not kidding .....one of their sales people sat on my settee and gave us this figure with a straight face and told us not to hang about as he was expecting to get busy......busy taking the p@@@ imo
    onwards and upwards
  • eeeeeee
    eeeeeee Posts: 459 Forumite
    well the truth is that they will send round a sub contractor.... who british gas will pay half that amount too.... the sub contractor will have between 2-4 men( often un skilled low paid) putting in radiators attaching the gas boiler to the wall doing your pipework / plumbing .... then on the final day 1 x gas engineer .. corgi reg will commission the boiler and check their work ..
    NSD = 3/31 spent = £97.88/31 groceries = £26/31 fuel =2/31
    various debts = /£14366.89:eek:secured loan = /£13887.21 full settlement figuremortgage = /£64,342.45
    ime not debt free ,but ime trying JANUARY BIG FINANCIAL FREEZE (JBFF)no35
    proud owner of a british bullog puppies due end of jan2013
  • tessie_bear
    tessie_bear Posts: 4,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    eeeeeee...thanx for your thoughts...ill have to shop around a bit and thanx to op but sorry i couldnt help except for to whinge about bg my new fav subject
    onwards and upwards
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