Cheap gas boiler replacement in SE London?

Windsorcastle

Can anyone recommend a reliable Gas Safe engineer in SE London who won't rip me off for a new boiler installation? So far, have had 3 quotes, all telling me completely different things that I need, etc, etc, and I'm really confused. Am planning to sell within next 2 years so doesn't need to be super-duper, just functioning.

Don't even start me on British Gas, they have already messed me about with 2 appointments and seem to be really expensive anyway. If anyone can recommend someone trustworthy, I'd be so grateful.

Fatenbread

Windsorcastle wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a reliable Gas Safe engineer in SE London who won't rip me off for a new boiler installation? So far, have had 3 quotes, all telling me completely different things that I need, etc, etc, and I'm really confused. Am planning to sell within next 2 years so doesn't need to be super-duper, just functioning.

Don't even start me on British Gas, they have already messed me about with 2 appointments and seem to be really expensive anyway. If anyone can recommend someone trustworthy, I'd be so grateful.

How much have they quoted you? The boiler itself can cost anything between £300 and £1000 (I'm sure that you can go below and above this range, but the ones I looked a were all in this bracket).

However the fitting cost can vary hugely depending on what level of pipework is needed. I think I ended up paying £2,500 as I was going from an ancient gravity based system to a mains pressure condensing combi boiler (which is standard under buidling regs now). This included all of the pipework and removing the hot water tank etc, but was way more than I expected as I hdn;t foreseen the amount of pipework involved.

Either way, I'm not going to rcommend my plumber to you, because he's awful.

gas4you

Condensing combi is not standard under building regs. A condensing boiler of your choice is all that is required.

loulou41

Just to give you an idea, I am being charged £3037 by a local heating and plumbing engineer. Not much cheaper than the BG quote I got. I am getting a better combi WB 27 CDI instead of the junior 24 from BG, magna filter, deline scaler and 5 yrs warranty with annual servicing. The existing combi needs to be relocated from the kitchen to the airing cupboard. He is charging me for the power plus £350+vat and £40+ vat to remove cold water tank from the loft. I understand if I have problems with the radiators when they do the power flush, I will have to pay extra. I do not think it is that competitive. The total cost for the replacement boiler is £3037. He said it will take three days to do, I think two of them, they must be very slow. I know BG is expensive but if it was not for the boiler, I would still go with them, I have always been satisfied with their service and their good response. Hope this helps.

Canucklehead

loulou41 wrote: »

Just to give you an idea, I am being charged £3037 by a local heating and plumbing engineer. Not much cheaper than the BG quote I got. I am getting a better combi WB 27 CDI instead of the junior 24 from BG, magna filter, deline scaler and 5 yrs warranty with annual servicing. The existing combi needs to be relocated from the kitchen to the airing cupboard. He is charging me for the power plus £350+vat and £40+ vat to remove cold water tank from the loft. I understand if I have problems with the radiators when they do the power flush, I will have to pay extra. I do not think it is that competitive. The total cost for the replacement boiler is £3037. He said it will take three days to do, I think two of them, they must be very slow. I know BG is expensive but if it was not for the boiler, I would still go with them, I have always been satisfied with their service and their good response. Hope this helps.

Good morning: the powerflush alone should take the better part of a day not to mention fitting the boiler to a new location and coverting the system from open vented to sealed....better a proper job than an expedient one.;)

Canucklehead

gas4you

For London, I don't think that is a bad price.