Central heating pump broke cost £600 for new one

red_shoes

Last winter my central heating stopped working properly, only one radiator upstairs worked. I called out a company that I have used many times before and I was told the pump was broken. He said I have two pumps one cheap and one expensive and unfortunately it was the expensive one that has gone. I was given a rough figure of £600 for the pump, but he recommended a new boiler as it is approximate 15 years old. Does this amount sound correct for a pump?
I would like to have some heating for the coming winter and have thought about a new boiler but due to ex husbands bankruptcy I may be forced to sell the house. So it would be stupid right to to pay for a new boiler. The boiler is a Potterton Kingfisher 2 if that's any help.

BuntyB

£600 seems very very steep for a pump

southcoastrgi

OP I doubt very much you have two pumps for your heating & £600 is a crazy price to replace a pump, get a local guy rather than this rip off company

Cardew

Plumber90 wrote: »

I have sent you a pm.

Why a PM?


Why not let us all benefit from your knowledge?


OP, most CH pumps for a house cost in the region of £100 to £150. Most can be fitted by a plumber quickly so a call-out charge will suffice.

Crinkmeister

Assuming that the isolation valves still work, then £150 for a pump and less than an hours work. 600 quid sounds way over the top unless there's something we have not been told about.

BuntyB

Plumber90 wrote: »

I have sent you a pm.

Ssshhhhh it's top secret :mad:

suziqqq

just had a new pump this week it cost £120 from screwfix and the plummer took less than 30 mins to fit it. £600 is way too much

smifffy1989

I would weigh the cost of the pump with the cost of a new boiler

red_shoes

I have taken a picture of the set up, but I can't work out how to post it just know. I have a red and black pump with looks very similar to the grunfos pumps on screwfix. Underneath there is a black pump? I can't find anything that looks similar online.They are both connected together by copper pipe.
I wil try and get the picture up ASAP.

browneyedbazzi

The thing underneath is probably the valve that controls whether the heating/hot water or both come on, rather than another pump.


£600 sounds very expensive for a new pump - I live in a London suburb (where prices tend to be higher) and I was quoted £190 to supply and fit an A rated Grundfloss pump.

Plumber90 also PMed me to tout for that work - surprise surprise, I went with a contractor recommended by a friend, not someone who resorts to touting for work on a forum contrary to the forum rules.

macman

This cowboy has quoted you a silly price for the pump in order to encourage you to fit a new boiler-for which there is no evidence that you actually need.
£200 to supply and fit a pump would be nearer the mark, depending on the pump required and the area.
Get a proper GSR RGI in to check and service the boiler and advise what is really needed.