New Heating System - Fair Quote?

doug_e

Thanks for your reply George and Wow what a price...

Do you know what boiler? Kw? and type of rads you costed? I think anything under a 38Kw boiler may not be good enough... but thats only from net research.

Do you need a trade account to use screwfix?

plumb1_2

There is a vast difference in the price of boilers, £399- £1200, the same goes for rads, pumps and valves etc.
So dont be fooled by Screwfix prices, you need to price like for like.

Example I can buy Thermostatic rad valves at prices from £3.99- £13.99, but would never buy the £3.99 ones as they are crap and dont use them, and dont want ear ache from customers in 18mths saying them valves you put in are knocking and leaking! What are going to do?
The same goes for boilers etc.

You only get what you pay for.

Get 2 or 3 quotes and ask them to itemise the boiler, valves they are going to use, and then you can compare.

Gorgeous_George

£856.99 for a Baxi Duo-tec Combi Boiler 33 HE which was 33KW.

Screwfix is open to the public and great for many things.

This site helps you calculate the radiators that you need.

Being mid-terraced will help.

EDIT to add:
Baxi are a respectable brand IMO and Danfoss TRVs at £8.39 each are more than adequate - again IMO. I'm an engineer and not a plumber so can onkly speak from personal experience.

Standard rads and a curved chrome towel rail for the bathroom.



GG

doug_e

Great advice from both and would like to mention I am a firm follower of the 'you get what you pay for' mentality and will definately be taking in both views. Cant believe how helpful everyone has been upto now... so glad I decided to join this site this morning.

Will be looking into the rad estimator... looks like a nice piece of kit.

:T

With regards to the boiler on screwfix that george mentioned... that is the one I was looking at... would this be sufficent plumb1?

plumb1_2

doug_e wrote:

With regards to the boiler on screwfix that george mentioned... that is the one I was looking at... would this be sufficent plumb1?

You will need to calculate the heat and hot water reqment you need for your home, then you can choose the correct size of the boiler, as you dont want to oversize the boiler, unless you are planing the add to the building in the future.

As for the Baxi, it a matter of choice, i prefer Worcester or Valiant

shelly_grogan

Hi

i'm also from North west and your house sounds remarkable like the one i'm looking into how strange would that be? Where about are you if you dont mind me asking?

plumb1_2

shelly_grogan wrote:

Hi

i'm also from North west and your house sounds remarkable like the one i'm looking into how strange would that be? Where about are you if you dont mind me asking?

I will give you a Clue = posh scouser:D how about you??????????

tomstickland

The also advised works needs for Service Water Plumbing what is this?
Spec
Replacement of lead work within service
Replacement of all >50mm diameter waste systems
£954.00 PLUS VAT

It means replacement of lead water pipe and waste pipes.

and last but not least...(BTW I am lost at this point! ) External Drainage Service
Spec
Replacement of cast Soil Vent Pipe with 110mm plastic, and associated branches
Replacement of existing cast hoppers and feeding wastes, also reinstatement of gully benching what does all this mean?
£980.00 PLUS VAT

Replacement of a cast vent pipe (soil pipe vent) with plastic and then guttering hoppers and some other rain water parts.