I posted the other day about having got a first quote for new CH .It was £2750
for an A Class Condensing Combi-make as yet unknown- ,6 Barlo Rads and TRV's and
a digital timeswitch and room thermostat ....fitted to 15mm piping .

I got another quote today .For the boiler alone...a Worcester Bosch Greenstar
Junior 28i,plus hall thermostat with the existing piping to be flushed .£1800 .
I thought this a bit steep but maybe the flushing is expensive .

For the same boiler with 6 Purmo Rads, 6 Danfoss TRV's and 6 Chrome Valves and
Timer Hall thermostat. To be piped in microbore . This is £3200

The first guy said they would not fit the boiler to the existing system in case
of leaks in unknown places although he was sure other companies would do so .

Other than the connections to the manifold I know the only joins are where I
soldered chrome tails to a new rad in the bathroom recently .and all the Rad
valves are recently replaced .

Anyone got any helpful comments . Is fitting a new boiler to an existing (old)
microbore setup likely to cause any real problems.

I also noted that the second company have in their T+C a para that says "
allowance has been made in the price for any old fittings and materials and
these will be removed by the contractor " . I'm not quite sure if that means
that they are saying the price is lower because of the value of the old fittings
or if it is higher because they need to dispose of it .? .He certainly said
when he was here that they would take away the old boiler and rads . Unless
they have any scrap value I'm happy with that but if I get the complete system
I'd want the copper pipe and the copper cylinder as I know I can get something
for that .

Stuart