Volvorsport
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 08:51 PM |
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yes , done wrong they become bombs just waiting to go off .im not sure how the law stands if you do get it wrong even if you havent taken payment for
it .
you can only fit condensing boilers now anyway (in a nutshell) .
my old man has taught most of the plumbers round here ,nuff said
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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ned
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 08:42 AM |
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Blimey was out last night - what a response!
I have looked at doing part of the work myself (as much as I'm confident I'm competent enough to do) but finding someone corgi registered
who's willing to check my work, connect gas and commission a boiler I've put in myself seems impossible.
I was quoted a couple of months back by british gas who wanted to pull my pants down and bend me over for £4.5k. He left quite quickly after giving me
that price 
Quote last week was from a friend of a colleague who wants £3k for cash with me removing old pipework and disposing of boiler etc.
Being realistic I thought in my area I'd be able to get it done for £2-2.5k. Willing to pay cash and take time off to do as much as possible
myself if it were to suit whoever was doing the work as it'd save them time and me money! But whether they think having a customer on site would
be a hinderance rather than a help I can only guess.
cheers,
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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DarrenW
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 02:08 PM |
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Its interesting what MKindy7 says ref combi's. I have a mate who owns an Electrical and Plumbing business and has just done his own boiler. He
wont fit a combi - doesnt have a kind word to say about them. He has just fitted a Vokera, ive not heard of them but they must be Ok if he has one, he
certainly wouldnt want to have to fix warranty issues for the number that he will buy in a year.
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 12:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Its interesting what MKindy7 says ref combi's. I have a mate who owns an Electrical and Plumbing business and has just done his own boiler. He
wont fit a combi - doesnt have a kind word to say about them. He has just fitted a Vokera, ive not heard of them but they must be Ok if he has one, he
certainly wouldnt want to have to fix warranty issues for the number that he will buy in a year.
He may have fitted a Normal Vokera Condencing boiler and kept his existing cylinder etc.
If anybody has a Multi point water heater such as a Britony IIT, a Medway super etc they are physically the same size as a combi boiler yet their
burners and heat exchangers ONLY do hot water.
In a combi the burner heats up a smaller (boiler) heat exchanger (dure to size restraints) which inturn heats up the hot water heat exchanger which is
1/4 of the size to do the same job.... its never going to keep up or work out.
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WanchaiWarrior
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 01:00 AM |
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Also as far as I remember, Combi's can be a nightmare from a water hard/softness point of view. Whichever one it is, will clog it up.
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