New house...new central heating- Leeds help!

Wilson87

Hello, I have just bought a 2 bed 1300s semi that needs central heating and radiators etc fitting. I have have a quote of 3500 with a ideal boiler, just wondering what it should cost an if anyone can recommend any one in leeds
Thanks

KennyH1

Depends on the make and size of boiler you're installing. How many rads?

I had a new boiler installed for £3000 by British Gas - yes it was expensive but needed doing as emergency.

I would speak to BG, and a couple of independent fitters and compare costs.

Boiler will be anything from £500-£850 and rads - £30plus, then you also have all the pipework, water and gas connections etc.

macman

I certainly wouldn't consider an Ideal!
Since you don't tell us what is CH/DHW system is currently installed (if anything), it's impossible to comment. What sort of boiler have you had a quote for (combi or conventional), and is this suitable for the property? How many rads? What controls? Is there already a gas supply to the property?

gas4you

Sounds a good price to me, probably too cheap if it includes VAT!

samsocket

I moved into my new house just over 2 yrs ago, and it came with a new Ideal combi-boiler. Since day 1 it has been unreliable and has 'broken down' 12 times!
It obviously has a common 'fault' as several other people who live nearby has the same problem over & over again, and Ideal won't admit to there being a problem.
In this case it's the flame detector.
When you turn on the water/heating the flame detector is supposed to detect a flame & then send a signal to the boiler to ignite the burners. However, the flame detector becomes 'sooted' so doesn't send the correct signal, so the burners don't light & then the boiler shuts down, showing error codes F1/L1.
Nine times whilst in warranty Ideal came out to repair it. But at the end of the 2 yr warranty they just now totally ignore my calls & emails!
I now have cover by e-on & each time they come out when it yet again fails I have to tell them what the problem is & how to correct it! (remove the flame detector (2 alan key bolts) & clean the carbon type rod with wire wool). It will then be ok again for 2-3 months, when it has to be done all over again!
And each time it's the inconvenience of the boiler failing as you tun the shower on etc & you keep having to go to the boiler to re-set it, until it fires up. And each time an engineer comes out they have the bath tap on full pelt, wasting lots of water & i'm on a water meter!
I am sure that if you buy an Ideal boiler, you'll regret it! Pay a little more & get a better one!

oxfordmark

We are having a Worcester 28 (Compact) and 7 Rads. This includes taking out all the current system for £4100.

southcoastrgi

are you sure a house built in the 1300's doesn't already have a Roman Hypocaust

daveyjp

OP you have a PM.