Combi Boilers

hummy

We need to replace the old water tank in the attic boiler system with a new combi boiler as we want to put in a loft conversion to make it into a habitable room.

Are there any websites out there that sell boilers at trade prices to consumers or can anyone recommend any moenysaving tips on purchasing a boiler.

andrew-b

Such places do exist but you will find you have a job on your hands finding a heating engineer willing to install it. Most decent heating engineers will only supply & fit boilers. Beside they'll likely get better trade deals than you will. For your area i would think your talking about somewhere between £2-3k or more to supply and fit but only a site survey would give you a clearer indication of price.

Your best off getting some quotes in from recommended heating engineers and taking it from there. I would suggest sticking to Vaillant or Worcester-Bosch which both have very good reputations in the boiler market.

SailorSam

I have a Ravenheat, it's about 4/5 yrs old but don't think much of it.
From new it has not been powerful enough. The heating is fine, and to run water into the sinks downstairs and the bathroom, but when you want lots of water for a bath it needs to run to slow.
Thank god for the electric shower.

ktuludays

i have a worcester-bosch 30cdi with a wireless stat and it is an excellent piece of kit.

very good flow rate, very quite and thus far very reliable.

it has also saved us loads on our bills

pete27577

you can buy your boiler online most of the time cheaper then most plumber can buy them for
i got my at wwwplumbingsupplyservices.co.uk
and saved £130 on the price my plumber could get it for

brig001

hummy, I would get a few people to give you quotes first. They should measure your mains water pressure and flow before recommending a boiler. If your water pressure is low and you want to run two showers, a combi might not be suitable anyway.

HTH,
Bri.

hummy

yeah i've got some people round to check it out to both supply and fit but was wondering if perhaps there are ways i can cut the cost by buying the parts myself as i don't feel to happy about paying a guy to buy it not knowing exactly how much they paid and the quality of what he is fitting.

andrew-b

pete27577 wrote: »

you can buy your boiler online most of the time cheaper then most plumber can buy them for
i got my at wwwplumbingsupplyservices.co.uk
and saved £130 on the price my plumber could get it for

Funny how the majority of your posts including your first all recommend the same website...

mikey72

pete27577 wrote: »

you can buy your boiler online most of the time cheaper then most plumber can buy them for
i got my at wwwplumbingsupplyservices.co.uk
and saved £130 on the price my plumber could get it for

You saved £130 on the price your plumber would charge you maybe.
I can buy a Vaillant cheaper from my local plumbers merchants than the website above quotes

Smiffy74

hummy wrote: »

We need to replace the old water tank in the attic boiler system with a new combi boiler as we want to put in a loft conversion to make it into a habitable room.

Are there any websites out there that sell boilers at trade prices to consumers or can anyone recommend any moenysaving tips on purchasing a boiler.

You can get heatline boilers from B&Q for under 400 quid

SirSaverOBE

Hello!

We are hoping to buy a house that will need a rewire and a new boiler. The existing boiler is a shockingly old back-boiler arrangement which no longer works.

Just to check - is it better to get the boiler put in first and then get the wiring done, or the new wiring and then the boiler - or doesn't it matter?

Any advice gratefully received!

SirSaverOBE x