Advice for a high quote for parts

[Dan Mash]

Hi,

I have been given the following price for:

New expansion vessel, pipes and seals in Vaillant ecoTec plus 618
Replace combi valve for unvented cylinder

Parts = £600 + vat.

I have been told it's the combi valve that is the expensive part, but from a quick search online this doesn't seem right. (See picture for part)

Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

[Scott_D]

Is it a Vaillant cylinder?

 

[Harvest Fields]

I would advise getting a second opinion from another engineer is you are not happy with the price.

 

[Dan Mash]

Is it a Vaillant cylinder?

Yes pic attached.

 

[Burger]

Could try Vaillant for a fixed price repair if they would for that type of work?

 

[Riley]

Should really be the correct valve for the cylinder not a generic one so may cost

 

[gmartine]

Get another quote, looks like a Caleffi control valve.

 

[Scott_D]

What’s the labour charge?

 

[SimonG]

If not happy then get another price, but be prepared to pay your first guy a diagnosis fee. Time's money.

 

[townfanjon]

Dick turpin the unvented cylinder engineer is still at large , very expensive , get somebody else mate .

Where are you based ?

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Sounds expensive for parts only. As others have said what's the labour charge on top of that? If you aren't happy get another quote.

 

[Michael1960]

Get another quote, looks like a Caleffi control valve.

It is £37 In Screwfix. Callefi put other manufacturer names on them but they still say Callefi somewhere.

 

[Welder]

Dick turpin the unvented cylinder engineer is still at large , very expensive , get somebody else mate .

Where are you based ?

Whoa there... Read the original list again and see it contains boiler parts too. This is NOT £600 for a control block.

Just ask how you would feel reading the responses here based on having NO real information?

Pardon me, but its about time we ALL got off our high horses and looked at things from a much more OBJECTIVE standpoint.

 

[Welder]

Sorry Jon wasnt aimed at you specifically.

None of us know, for example, whether the OP is a serial slow payer or other such thing. Nothing personal op

 

[Riley]

Whoa there... Read the original list again and see it contains boiler parts too. This is NOT £600 for a control block.

Just ask how you would feel reading the responses here based on having NO real information?

Pardon me, but its about time we ALL got off our high horses and looked at things from a much more OBJECTIVE standpoint.

Quite agree. I have to say I didn’t think the price was bonkers

 

[kozak1968]

There doesn't seem to be much information to go on. Its a bit vague.

 

[rpm]

Is it a Vaillant cylinder?

It says so in the first photo

 

[Michael1960]

Whoa there... Read the original list again and see it contains boiler parts too. This is NOT £600 for a control block.

Just ask how you would feel reading the responses here based on having NO real information?

Pardon me, but its about time we ALL got off our high horses and looked at things from a much more OBJECTIVE standpoint.

Very true and point taken. OP does state re the multi valve being the most expensive bit, the valve pictured isnt an expensive one we can all agree on that, so should view quote with some caution. IMHO.....

 

[rpm]

Whoa there... Read the original list again and see it contains boiler parts too. This is NOT £600 for a control block.

Just ask how you would feel reading the responses here based on having NO real information?

Pardon me, but its about time we ALL got off our high horses and looked at things from a much more OBJECTIVE standpoint.

Think you are asking a lot if you expect people to read all of a post before responding Dave IMHO all too often it has become a race to see who can post anything first.

 

[Welder]

Think you are asking a lot if you expect people to read all of a post before responding Dave IMHO all too often it has become a race to see who can post anything first.

Oddy enough Kev, I felt myself drawn into that same black hole. I'm trying to stay out of it now

If ANYONE sees me do that, you have my full permission to shove a very large rocket up my backside - ow err missus

 

[rpm]

Oddy enough Kev, I felt myself drawn into that same black hole. I'm trying to stay out of it now

Me too at one point.

 

[townfanjon]

Not clear at all , says parts = 600 + vat .
Inc labour, labour included ??????
I would suppy and fit that for around 300/400 .

 

[rpm]

Not clear at all , says parts = 600 + vat .
Inc labour, labour included ??????
I would suppy and fit that for around 300/400 .

We don't know where customer lives, prices vary.

 

[townfanjon]

We don't know where customer lives, prices vary.

OP has disappeared, believe me pal , its too expensive where ever he lives , unless there’s something more to this !!