New boiler prices Q

ella2ethan1

Where are the cheapest boilers? Or fairly cheap? We have only had ours 6 years and its conked out so we cant even bath the kids :mad: :mad: I dont need the costs with fitting as hubby will do that bit!

Thanx Sarah x

ohreally

ella2ethan1 wrote:

Where are the cheapest boilers? Or fairly cheap? We have only had ours 6 years and its conked out so we cant even bath the kids :mad: :mad: I dont need the costs with fitting as hubby will do that bit!

Thanx Sarah x

Can i suggest you look at this from another angle,you tend to get what you pay for,consider a boiler such as a Worcester Bosch.Thier quality control is second to none and they are solid reliable boilers,though they are a little more expensive to buy.
Try here...http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/shop/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Worcester_Combination_Boilers_1045.html

LittleJo

Hi,
The rules say that boiler spares have to be made available for 10 years after boiler goes out of production. Why not get spares and fix it!
Jo

IJJoseph

ohreally wrote:

Can i suggest you look at this from another angle,you tend to get what you pay for,consider a boiler such as a Worcester Bosch.Thier quality control is second to none and they are solid reliable boilers,though they are a little more expensive to buy.
Try here...http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/shop/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Worcester_Combination_Boilers_1045.html

Oh really. Whilst I can agree that of all the "standard" boiler makes Worcester Bosch is good. I can't agree with your comment that they are second to none. That honour has, without doubt, got to go to Vaillant.

budgetflyer

ella2ethan1 wrote:

Where are the cheapest boilers? Or fairly cheap? We have only had ours 6 years and its conked out so we cant even bath the kids :mad: :mad: I dont need the costs with fitting as hubby will do that bit!

Thanx Sarah x

If hubby can do that bit,then he should know the price of one.If hes not qualified he would be breaking the law.New instalations now have to be registered thru building control.

hobbesy_2

What's the situation with someone fitting a boiler and just paying someone to come check the job and sign it off? Including an electrician as well as corgi guy i guess

K -x-

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moneysavingplumber

hobbesy wrote:

What's the situation with someone fitting a boiler and just paying someone to come check the job and sign it off? Including an electrician as well as corgi guy i guess

K -x-

No it isn't permissible to fit the boiler and then have a Corgi person commission it.

With all due respect it would be totally irresponsible for your husband to attempt this himself if he is not Corgi registered. It is not only your safety to be considered (and your children's) but your neighbours and visitors to your home.

If he's found out (personally I wouldn't think twice about shopping someone to the HSE for this and neither would alot of my associates) he could be fined several thousand pounds or even jailed, especially if the work is found to be defective.

Please get a qualified person to fit it, even if you do get the cheapest boiler.

robv_3

Its very unlikely you will find a corgi engineer to test and sign off a DIYers installation. The engineers insurance / name, etc will be on the line if anything goes wrong.

Not having the installation signed off by a corgi engineer can be legal under some circumstances but your insurance company / judge / children may disagree when something turns bad

moneysavingplumber

I actually disagree Robv, I don't think it can be legal. Although there are one or two loopholes with regards to Gas Safety Regulations, they are cancelled out by other provisos, in that it is impossible for a non-Corgi registered person, at this time at least, to prove they are competent in the legally defined sense. If you are not legally competent, then it is an offence to work on an appliance, whether it be in your own home or not. In addition to this, the installation would contravene building regulations, as it is not possible to have a non-registered person install and then have building control sign it off, although this is currently possible for oil installations.

The important issue here surely has to be safety and it's obvious that someone that does not know where to buy a boiler will certainly not be competent to install it.

robv_3

This old argument. :doh: Sounds like you have been to the Corgi training recently. :think: