Boiler Replacement

AFK_Matrix

West Sussex, Exact replacement (old combi for new combi) £1700 inc labour, took half a day.

tiggerkid

Thank you, all. We are in Buckinghamshire, so I guess should be prepared to pay circa £3K?

Road_Hog

Freecall wrote: »

I'm really not sure that advising breaking the law is that helpful.

An that is apart from any safety implications.

Which part of breaking the law did I mention?

There is a difference between DIY and professional regulations.

martinsurrey

Road_Hog wrote: »

Which part of breaking the law did I mention?

There is a difference between DIY and professional regulations.

not for gas.

I suggest you read up on it.

martinsurrey

note I said Gas, not the water side of gas, or consumer parts of gas appliances.

more to the point read

http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/advice/gas_safety_in_the_home/doing_diy.aspx

and the "who can legally undertake gas work" PDF

Alisha2008

I live in Surrey and we paid around £2000 for that, we had the same installation as yours and kept it like that (we did not put a combi). In our case we moved the boiler from one wall to another, so it was a bit more work.

Freecall

Road_Hog wrote: »

Which part of breaking the law did I mention?

There is a difference between DIY and professional regulations.

From RoSPA

Only Gas Safe Registered engineers can work on gas and fit, fix and service boilers, gas fires and most types of gas cookers in your home - it’s the law

http://www.rospa.com/homesafety/adviceandinformation/gassafety/

It makes no difference that you are doing it in your own home.

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Road_Hog

martinsurrey wrote: »

note I said Gas, not the water side of gas, or consumer parts of gas appliances.

more to the point read

http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/advice/gas_safety_in_the_home/doing_diy.aspx

and the "who can legally undertake gas work" PDF

I looked at your link, it doesn't seem to carry any legal weight, i.e. opinion only, not factual. It also seems to suggest that a DIYer couldn't replace a gas hob, which unless the law has changed in the last couple of years, isn't true.

dimbo61

Sorry Road Hog but putting in anything but a combi boiler would DEVALUE the property when you come to sell.
£3K sounds a good price for the job BUT if you ring BG I am sure they will charge TWICE the price

AlexMac

I had a (non-combi) bolier replaced for £2k incl VAT last month in SE London/Zone 3. A decent firm and a decent make (Vaillant) too. But then I pushed the boat out and replaced the old storage cylinder too; with a fairly large, pressurised one as we have two showers, three basis and two sinks; well worth the extra £1.5k or so, as the difference in hot water pressure is unbelievably better- like being hosed down by the Fire Brigade