What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi
combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?

I expect I will need a power flush also.

I live in East Kent.

It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.

I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.

Is it likely to take a day?
Or longer?


Steve...............

Steve Lewis wrote:
What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi
combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?

I expect I will need a power flush also.

I live in East Kent.

It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.

I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.

Is it likely to take a day?
Or longer?



one long hard or a couple of more relaxed ones at a guess.

the concept of no complications is unknown in DIY.


Steve...............

On Oct 10, 8:18*pm, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
Steve Lewis wrote:
What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi
combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?

I expect I will need a power flush also.

I live in East Kent.

It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.

I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.

Is it likely to take a day?
Or longer?

one long hard or a couple of more relaxed ones at a guess.

the concept of no complications is unknown in DIY.



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British Gas quoted me about 5 K for replacing an old back boiler with
a comi in the place of the old hot water tank and a cheapo fire in the
living room, plus one replacement radiator that leaks and flushing.
This was a few months ago, but I did not take up the offer, it sounded
a lot to me. It is still all working OK and so I shall put it off in
the hope that I can get some sort of grant.

Regards George.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
Steve Lewis wrote:
What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi
combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?

I expect I will need a power flush also.

I live in East Kent.

It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.

I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.

Is it likely to take a day?
Or longer?



Calling in Heating engineer ... expect a sucking in of air through the
teeth, and a lot of 'Hmmms'

Especially as you are knocking his margins he would normally make on boiler
..... you would be well advised to get a fixed price.

£300 if you are supplying all parts.

I have already agreed with a possible installer that I get the boiler.

I am waiting for him to come round and give me a price just to remove
the old one and replace it with a worcester.
I guess I will need the system power flushed as well. Isn't this a
condition of any guarantee these days?


Steve.................




Rick Hughes wrote:
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
Steve Lewis wrote:
What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi
combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?

I expect I will need a power flush also.

I live in East Kent.

It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.

I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.

Is it likely to take a day?
Or longer?



Calling in Heating engineer ... expect a sucking in of air through the
teeth, and a lot of 'Hmmms'

Especially as you are knocking his margins he would normally make on boiler
.... you would be well advised to get a fixed price.

£300 if you are supplying all parts.

In article 414482ce-0692-4871-8cee-bc773e870ec8
@g23g2000vbz.googlegroups.com, says...

I have already agreed with a possible installer that I get the boiler.

I am waiting for him to come round and give me a price just to remove
the old one and replace it with a worcester.
I guess I will need the system power flushed as well. Isn't this a
condition of any guarantee these days?

Worcester Bosch require a system flush - but not a power flush. Unless
you suspect that your system is in a poor condition there is no need for
a power flush and power flushes can often cause more problems than they
solve!

--
Kev

Justice? You get justice in the next world,
in this world you have the law...
William Gaddis

I think my system is clean.

I put twice as much inhibitor as is needed in there when I last
drained down the system.

Only clean water comes out if I bleed the radiators. Never anything
other than that.


Steve............


Ret. wrote:
In article 414482ce-0692-4871-8cee-bc773e870ec8
@g23g2000vbz.googlegroups.com, says...

I have already agreed with a possible installer that I get the boiler.

I am waiting for him to come round and give me a price just to remove
the old one and replace it with a worcester.
I guess I will need the system power flushed as well. Isn't this a
condition of any guarantee these days?

Worcester Bosch require a system flush - but not a power flush. Unless
you suspect that your system is in a poor condition there is no need for
a power flush and power flushes can often cause more problems than they
solve!

--
Kev

Justice? You get justice in the next world,
in this world you have the law...
William Gaddis

"Steve Lewis" wrote in message
...
I have already agreed with a possible installer that I get the boiler.

I am waiting for him to come round and give me a price just to remove
the old one and replace it with a worcester.
I guess I will need the system power flushed as well. Isn't this a
condition of any guarantee these days?




why not put in a container of rad flush and run it for a the day prior to
him arriving then a simple flush will be enough.

In article 45f0b59c-8025-415b-93dd-57b334127da1
@q17g2000yqn.googlegroups.com, says...

What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi
combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?

I expect I will need a power flush also.

I live in East Kent.

It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.

I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.

Is it likely to take a day?
Or longer?

My son recently replaced his ancient WB combi with a new condensing WB
combi. I managed to get a great deal on the boiler via eBay (it was
brand-new and boxed but a fair bit cheaper than the cheapest deal on
internet retailers web-sites).

He found a local plumber who did the installation for him - and he was
charged ?360 for the job

--
Kev

Justice? You get justice in the next world,
in this world you have the law...
William Gaddis

My son also managed to purchase a brand new combi boiler on eBay for £450,
he managed to fit it himself.

"Ret." wrote in message
...
In article 45f0b59c-8025-415b-93dd-57b334127da1
@q17g2000yqn.googlegroups.com, says...

What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi
combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?

I expect I will need a power flush also.

I live in East Kent.

It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.

I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.

Is it likely to take a day?
Or longer?

My son recently replaced his ancient WB combi with a new condensing WB
combi. I managed to get a great deal on the boiler via eBay (it was
brand-new and boxed but a fair bit cheaper than the cheapest deal on
internet retailers web-sites).

He found a local plumber who did the installation for him - and he was
charged ?360 for the job

--
Kev

Justice? You get justice in the next world,
in this world you have the law...
William Gaddis

Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?

If not it is extremely illegal.

I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.

Steve...



Stewart wrote:
My son also managed to purchase a brand new combi boiler on eBay for �450,
he managed to fit it himself.

"Ret." wrote in message
...
In article 45f0b59c-8025-415b-93dd-57b334127da1
@q17g2000yqn.googlegroups.com, says...

What sort of price should I expect to pay for replacing my old baxi
combi boiler with a worcester condensing combi?

I expect I will need a power flush also.

I live in East Kent.

It will almost certainly be just a swap with no complications.

I shall be purchasing the boiler myself.

Is it likely to take a day?
Or longer?

My son recently replaced his ancient WB combi with a new condensing WB
combi. I managed to get a great deal on the boiler via eBay (it was
brand-new and boxed but a fair bit cheaper than the cheapest deal on
internet retailers web-sites).

He found a local plumber who did the installation for him - and he was
charged ?360 for the job

--
Kev

Justice? You get justice in the next world,
in this world you have the law...
William Gaddis

In article
,
Steve Lewis wrote:
Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?

If not it is extremely illegal.

I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.

Steve...


It is not illegal to install gas appliances for yourself - of course, if
there is a resulting accident, your insurance company mightn't love you.

--
From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.16

In article e73df451-3d27-4e7c-abb3-
,
says...

Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?

If not it is extremely illegal.

A common misconception. It is only illegal if you charge for gas work
when you are not qualified. If you are doing gas work for yourself - it
is perfectly legal.

I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.

See above. If you have the competence - then there isn't a problem. In
any case - you could install the boiler and all the plumbing - but then
get a qualified gas fitter simply to connect up the gas.


--
Kev

Justice? You get justice in the next world,
in this world you have the law...
William Gaddis

Is this correct?

Surely not!


Steve......





Ret. wrote:
In article e73df451-3d27-4e7c-abb3-
,
says...

Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?

If not it is extremely illegal.

A common misconception. It is only illegal if you charge for gas work
when you are not qualified. If you are doing gas work for yourself - it
is perfectly legal.

I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.

See above. If you have the competence - then there isn't a problem. In
any case - you could install the boiler and all the plumbing - but then
get a qualified gas fitter simply to connect up the gas.


--
Kev

Justice? You get justice in the next world,
in this world you have the law...
William Gaddis

"Ret." wrote in message
...
In article e73df451-3d27-4e7c-abb3-
,
says...

Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?

If not it is extremely illegal.

A common misconception. It is only illegal if you charge for gas work
when you are not qualified. If you are doing gas work for yourself - it
is perfectly legal.

I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.

See above. If you have the competence - then there isn't a problem. In
any case - you could install the boiler and all the plumbing - but then
get a qualified gas fitter simply to connect up the gas.


I've suiggested that to various gas engineers who also fit boilers etc over
the last few years and they will not touch a job where someone they don't
know has fitted the central heating system, tanks, and the boiler, leaving
just the gas connection too.....

Apparently its to do with who to blame if something does not work.....

Stephen.

In message , Ret.
writes
In article e73df451-3d27-4e7c-abb3-
,
says...

Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?

If not it is extremely illegal.

A common misconception. It is only illegal if you charge for gas work
when you are not qualified. If you are doing gas work for yourself - it
is perfectly legal.

Well, not strictly true - you have to be "competent"

as you said below


I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.

See above. If you have the competence - then there isn't a problem. In
any case - you could install the boiler and all the plumbing - but then
get a qualified gas fitter simply to connect up the gas.



--
geoff

"Steve Lewis" wrote in message
...
Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?

If not it is extremely illegal.

I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.



Not actually correct.

You can still install a boiler .... just leave the gas connection to 'Gas
safe engineer' and he then connects and tests.
I did same in my place .... all it cost me was 200 cigarettes (I travel a
lot) for the guy to do connection, and issue safety certificate.

Lot cheaper than getting him to install boiler and all that goes with it.

In article ,
Rick Hughes wrote:
I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.



Not actually correct.

You can still install a boiler .... just leave the gas connection to 'Gas
safe engineer' and he then connects and tests.

Wrong. Not against any law to connect the gas yourself. Provided you are
competent to do so.

--
*Xerox and Wurlitzer will merge to market reproductive organs.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In message
,
Steve Lewis writes
Is he gas safe registered or whatever it is now called?

If not it is extremely illegal.

I could install it myself but am not planning to as it is ilegal as
far as I am aware.

Not as illegal as top posting

I fitted my own boiler

I have yet to be extraordinarily renditioned to guantanamo bay


Stewart wrote:
My son also managed to purchase a brand new combi boiler on eBay for 0 he managed to fit it himself.

Purchased?

Local shop gave me mine FOC



--
geoff