Originally Posted by martyh (Post 34941827)

its approx 1/2 the cost of the boiler ,an average boiler will set you back about £850-£900 ex vat with fitting you should pay no more than £1500 and that includes thermostatic valves on the rads ,at least that's what a landlord has just payed i work for

Originally Posted by punky (Post 34941908)

No, its approx 1/2 the net cost of a boiler (minus VAT and profit) and noone's going to fit one for free either.

In case people are thinking i'm making this up. This is the cheaper quote BG gave me with just the essential work.


Maybe if you're going from a new boiler to another new boiler the costs are lower but apparently not for going from a 20 year old one to a brand new one. And as for recouping the cost, if my gas bills are halved (which seems to be the more optimistic estimate) then it would take 16 years to recoup the £4200. Who's heard of a new boiler lasting that long? Nowadays you're lucky if you get 8 out of it.

And I did shop around. If someone quoted me £1500 for something everyone else is quoting £3700-4200 for i'd seriously wonder if it was safe letting him in the house.

So yeah. A lot of people got new cars, and some got nicer cars than they were planning to buy. That's what's important.

Originally Posted by Nidge (Post 34941912)

Glow Worm Condenser Boiler fitted all new pipes and new thermostats on all the radiators cost £1250 with a CORGI registered plumber, there's no need for £2000-£3000 then claim the £400 back under the scrapage scheme. Any decent plumber out there will do the job for much less.

Originally Posted by Nidge (Post 34941586)

I'll gladly accept another £25 per week if the temprature drops below a certain level for 5 days, basically they are getting £250 plus another £25 per week while it's cold like it has been, they've got the potential to get over £300 in free fuel.

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

CORGI Who are they?? ;)