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r.p.mcmurphy August 12th 05 07:30 PM

A grands worth of profit for a days work!
 
Nice eh? Just had a quote for a new boiler from a local and small company.
£1650.00

pretty simple swap over apparently (according to my mate who is a plumber).
Surfed the net for retail cost of the boiler recommended. £550 inc vat.

gonna pay my mate a couple of hundred pounds for a days work. to fit it for
me and I'll still be £900 less worse off.

steve



Set Square August 12th 05 08:01 PM

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
r.p.mcmurphy wrote:

Nice eh? Just had a quote for a new boiler from a local and small
company. £1650.00

pretty simple swap over apparently (according to my mate who is a
plumber). Surfed the net for retail cost of the boiler recommended.
£550 inc vat.

gonna pay my mate a couple of hundred pounds for a days work. to fit
it for me and I'll still be £900 less worse off.

steve


Is the rest of your your system ok - or will the controls need updating to
meet current regs - TRVs on radiators, boiler interlock, etc.?

Is your mate qualified to commission the boiler and issue the necessary
certificates?
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r.p.mcmurphy August 12th 05 09:42 PM


"Set Square" wrote in message
...
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
r.p.mcmurphy wrote:

Nice eh? Just had a quote for a new boiler from a local and small
company. £1650.00

pretty simple swap over apparently (according to my mate who is a
plumber). Surfed the net for retail cost of the boiler recommended.
£550 inc vat.

gonna pay my mate a couple of hundred pounds for a days work. to fit
it for me and I'll still be £900 less worse off.

steve


Is the rest of your your system ok - or will the controls need updating to
meet current regs - TRVs on radiators, boiler interlock, etc.?


no other changes needed, just a boiler swap.

Is your mate qualified to commission the boiler and issue the necessary
certificates?


he is a qualified plumber with gas yes.

steve



Peter Parry August 12th 05 10:26 PM

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:01:38 +0100, "Set Square"
wrote:


Is the rest of your your system ok - or will the controls need updating to
meet current regs - TRVs on radiators, boiler interlock, etc.?


He would be charged extra for that, also how on earth can anyone call
adding TRV's to a system an "update"? (unless they are using
Microsnot inverse logic).


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IAN August 13th 05 10:06 AM

A long a you get the required certificate when your mate informs corgi/
building control then you are quids in. Just one strange thought. Why did
you not go to your mate in the first place?


"r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message
...
Nice eh? Just had a quote for a new boiler from a local and small
company. £1650.00

pretty simple swap over apparently (according to my mate who is a
plumber). Surfed the net for retail cost of the boiler recommended. £550
inc vat.

gonna pay my mate a couple of hundred pounds for a days work. to fit it
for me and I'll still be £900 less worse off.

steve




r.p.mcmurphy August 13th 05 12:38 PM


"IAN" wrote in message
...
A long a you get the required certificate when your mate informs corgi/
building control then you are quids in. Just one strange thought. Why did
you not go to your mate in the first place?



cus im curious! and quotes are free.

steve



r.p.mcmurphy August 27th 05 06:03 AM

Well we fitted the new boiler yesterday, took my plumber mate 6 hours work.
He charged me £220 for labour. the boiler cost £575 for a Worcester 12ri
and flue from PTS in Derby. Total cost £795!! Saved myself £1075!!
.....and i even got a better boiler (modulating)!

steve

Original post............

"A Grands worth of profit for a days work!"

Nice eh? Just had a quote for a new boiler from a local and small company.
£1650.00

pretty simple swap over apparently (according to my mate who is a plumber).
Surfed the net for retail cost of the boiler recommended. £550 inc vat.

gonna pay my mate a couple of hundred pounds for a days work. to fit it for
me and I'll still be £900 less worse off.

steve



Michael Mcneil August 27th 05 08:21 AM

"r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message


cus im curious! and quotes are free.


And wanted to know just how expensive "friends" are these days?

Which are the most expensive, the fat ones or the tall ones? Or don't
you weigh and measure them?



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