Boiler repair costs

[buckley plumb]

Just a thought how much would others advise customers to spend max before advising new boiler. I will start with a few makes
£200 max on ferroli or biasi
Customer. Today Had vaillant turbo max plus and was not happy when I advised renewing rather than spending £450 on it

 

[gassafe]

People get attached to there old boilers...

What was wrong with the turbomax out of interest, my bro has a really old one but it keeps on going! Just needed a diverter & plate heat

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Trouble is £1000/£2000 is a lot more than £300.

That's what spooks people.

It would me

 

[quality]

I will repair any boiler at what it costs if parts are available. I will offer my advice but they don't have to take it. At the end of the day its all work

 

[SimonG]

Landlord spent nearly 700 on an old oil heatslave. It's still a rusty pile of poop though.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

If a boiler or anything else for that matter has more problems than Syria then it's gotta to be changed. It comes down to common sense really.

 

[mfgs]

I will repair any boiler at what it costs if parts are available. I will offer my advice but they don't have to take it. At the end of the day its all work

Exactly, you can only offer your advice. It is not your decision and not your money to spend. I will give an honest evaluation and two prices, one to repair and one to replace. I will happily do whatever the customer decides.

 

[rpm]

Exactly, you can only offer your advice. It is not your decision and not your money to spend. I will give an honest evaluation and two prices, one to repair and one to replace. I will happily do whatever the customer decides.

Exactly what I do, then put my advice in writing to cover my backside. Probably around 20% I see again within the year to replace the sani but it`s up to the customer to toss the coin not me.

 

[buckley plumb]

People get attached to there old boilers...

What was wrong with the turbomax out of interest, my bro has a really old one but it keeps on going! Just needed a diverter & plate heat

Turbo max plus. Diverter and plate and sensor. Merchants quoted £250 for plate and diverter. I can get cheaper on line but don't like getting off line. Vaillant offer one off repair for £300 I always advise customer of cheapest option.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

A Sani is a lot cheaper than a boiler.

There's the issue few hundred to fix or thousands + to swap

 

[rpm]

A Sani is a lot cheaper than a boiler.

There's the issue few hundred to fix or thousands + to swap

Agree, just saying you can`t force customers, just offer your advice based on experience when asked.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Yep. It's a big decision for a lot of people

 

[lame plumber]

quoted £275 for aps and pcb on a ideal classic nf 80 today, and warned the fan may still be the issue. Customer went no thanks, bought an intergas rapid and asked me to install it as a heat only for now. Only problem is I dont have any spare time to do it!!!!

I could have wacked the parts in in an hour though!!!

 

[hammers4spanner]

Problem being is when you do a repair at £300 on a 12 year old boiler and the following week another issue arises . I went to a potter ton lynx other day was years old and was in a right state told them couldn't get parts and advised new boiler, never heard a jot back .

probably thought i was trying it on .

 

[lame plumber]

only mistake I made was not to charge on my initial visit, but they are a young poor family so I am feeling the xmas spirit at present

 

[Leo21]

Tbh, if I feel a boiler needs to much spending on it, and I think there more stuff lurking. I walk away, I dont need crappy phone calls telling me how much they've just spent.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Tbh, if I feel a boiler needs to much spending on it, and I think there more stuff lurking. I walk away, I dont need crappy phone calls telling me how much they've just spent.

I agree basically tell them this is what it is your paying .

 

[thompsonbrown]

Anything over £200 and over 8yr old, I try to advise about replacing boiler.