New combi boiler and tank removal

Gemma83

Hi this is my first post, hope you can help....


Our old baxi back boiler has finally given up the ghost and has been condemned! we currently have no heating or hot water and wont do until a new boiler is installed. The guys who condemned the old boiler (Gasworks) have quoted us nearly £4000 for a new 30.0kw combi boiler to go up in the airing cupboard (I'm happy with this, its seems suitable for the size of our house and will mean we can get rid of the noisy pump on our shower) but we also have to have the hot water tank removed from the airing cupboard plus cold water tank in loft. we have also been quoted for a complete chemical flush of the system and a wireless digital thermostat/controls. what I need to know is, can we get away with not having the cold water in tank in the loft removed? My husband is pretty handy and thinks he could get rid of that himself later and keep costs down now. Also we are happy to just leave the old gas fire in the lounge until we redecorate so they are going to completely disconnect it for now. I'm just worried that we could be paying too much here. Oh I forgot to mention, this quote includes running ventilation for the boiler up through the airing cupboard into and out of the loft. I have two more quotes being done today. I have to say I was very impressed with Gasworks and everything they have to offer (warranty, parts etc) and my gut says to go with them but its just such a lot of money. any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

glentoran99

That seems expensive, Ive just had an oil boiler replaced with a gas boiler, (oil boiler was outside, and new combi boiler inside in the airing cupboard) Hot water tank and cold water tank removed, and two radiators moved for £2600

Gemma83

Thanks for that. we think its a bit much too

Gemma83

Did you also have a system flush?

TheCyclingProgrammer

It sounds expensive to me too. We paid just around £2k in Essex to have our old boiler, cylinder and cold water tank removed and a new Baxi combi fitted in the airing cupboard. This included a power flush and fitting of our Nest thermostat which I had already bought.

Le_Kirk

If you have your cold water tank removed, presumably the supplier/installer will connector all your cold taps to mains!!

rach_k

When we replaced the boiler, the old cold water tank was left in the loft. They said they'd see if they could get it out but they just left it in the end. It's not doing any harm. If we ever get the loft converted it can come out then while the roof is off/while the house is already a mess!

We paid about £2.5K for a new boiler in SW London. The boiler is only a 24kw but a quick Google suggests that if we'd gone for the same make's 30kw version, it would have been a few hundred pounds more so that doesn't account for the cost of yours.

We had wireless controls, the system flushed and the old hot water cylinder removed. They didn't have to go through the loft for ventilation (just out through the side wall of the house), but I don't know how going up and then out instead of just out would make such a big difference to the cost.

ETA: I almost forgot, we had our boiler moved too (from the kitchen to the airing cupboard where the hot water cylinder was). I don't know if that added extra cost.

glentoran99

Gemma83 wrote: »

Did you also have a system flush?

standard practice that

zoothornrollo_2

In general be v careful with quotes for a new boiler from plumbers who 'condemn' your old boiler - they think they have a captive audience and will try it on.

EmmyLou30

Waaay too expensive. Had a standard airing cupboard combi boiler replacement with new flue up through the roof (old one didn't meet regs) and a pump for the condensate water to be sent out through the roof into the guttering as there were no drains near the airing cupboard, Worcester Bosch combi boiler all done for just under £2k.

Next house we had the lounge gas fire disconnected (but not removed, we did that), hot water tank removed, kitchen radiator moved, new tails into the garage for a future radiator in a conversion, new incoming gas supply pipe through the garage and under the floor, new Worcester Bosch combi boiler, few radiator valves replaced as well for just under £3k. In this case we left the cold tank in the loft and he just disconnected it and we'll remove it ourselves. It's just a plastic tank but obviously went up there before the ceilings did as it's too big for the loft hatch!! So it may live up there forever if we can't be bothered to hack it into pieces ;-)

Gemma83

yes, they will connect it all up