Advice needed for Combi boiler replacement

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yummymummyofthree wrote: »

Hi everyone and Happy Christmas,

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Joined today!

4 identical posts all promoting the same company.

Most of us like Turkey not spam at XMAS.

Methinks you might not last too long.

mikey72

Sounds poor, chemicals should be dearer, even if they're £10 each, (sentinel isn't)
flush the old system, flush the new, and then inhibitor is three lots, and a magnaclean is always a good bet with a new system if you want it to last.
What about TRV's?

sandhu40

Inhibitor £3
Cleanser £15
TRV's around £5 each, £3 if you buy in bulk but may have been present already?

Hot and cold flush is ideal and a magna clean may have been suggested but customers dont want to pay the extra in my experience. We can only advise.

The above does seem a cheap price however. We pay £450 for that boiler inc VAT; but depends on how many you buy I suppose.

mrcentralheating does some amazing heating pack prices if anyone is interested.

Regarding the above posting on www.newboiler.co.uk I know this company quite well. I know where they buy their stock from and they buy lots of it so yes it will be cheaper than the average engineer can get it. I havent got a bad word to say, they have lots of engineers and seem to be busy all year around. Lucky for some hey!

sandhu40

Also a powerflush is a good idea also, but it will cost around £400.

thechippy

sandhu40 wrote: »

Also a powerflush is a good idea also, but it will cost around £400.

The more I see this, the more it amazes and annoys me!
A powerflush done properly may take 4-6 hours, basically less than a full day.
Please justify a labour rate of £400 + per day.......:rolleyes:

sandhu40

It would be around 8 hours to do the work. 6 on the first and 2 on the second. So charging £250 labour (which is what I would have to charge to match that offer) would still mean me earning around £40 per hour. Just goes to show that some companies that charge ridiculous amounts like £2000 for a straight swap are simply over overcharging- whatever that boiler!

A 24kw boiler would typically be ideal for a small flat or house. Anything bigger would require a more powerful boiler.

I have just checked www.newboiler.co.uk and there is lots of stuff adding there now so have a read if you dont know much.

You can build your own quote which is quite innovative- might work well.

thechippy

sandhu40 wrote: »

It would be around 8 hours to do the work. 6 on the first and 2 on the second. So charging £250 labour (which is what I would have to charge to match that offer) would still mean me earning around £40 per hour. Just goes to show that some companies that charge ridiculous amounts like £2000 for a straight swap are simply over overcharging- whatever that boiler!

A 24kw boiler would typically be ideal for a small flat or house. Anything bigger would require a more powerful boiler.

Yep, I agree. The charges of some heating companies are just laughable. If you charge around £250 for a powerflush, then you are one of the fairer guys around. Trouble is, you see it all too often, self employed guys charging £400 + for a powerflush - this is simply not justified and gives the better guys a bad name.

sandhu40

HI, the £400 was not just for labour. £400 is for labour, chemicals and the supply and fit of a magna clean- which is a must for obvious reasons!

thechippy

sandhu40 wrote: »

HI, the £400 was not just for labour. £400 is for labour, chemicals and the supply and fit of a magna clean- which is a must for obvious reasons!

So what's the cost of a magna clean and the chemicals?

sandhu40

Around £100 - £110

on www.newboiler.co.uk they supply and fit a magnaclean for £135. I would charge £150 but I dont cover the whole of the midlands haha