Ebay boiler installs

[jonnyswamp]

WE INSTALL ANY COMBI BOILER! LABOUR £275.00, FULLY INSURED, GAS SAFE | eBay

Is this anyone on here, could have picked some better pictures at least
I've had to leave the original pipe work in situ and pipe from it in the past, but i certainly wouldn't use it as a show case pic

 

[lame plumber]

its cheap and theres bound to be extras added

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

It says free power flush with free chemicals.....I'd love to watch these guys work, theirs just no money in it!

 

[stevetheplumber]

looks like the use of a mat when soldering is an optional extra

 

[A1P]

It says free power flush with free chemicals.....I'd love to watch these guys work, theirs just no money in it!

A properly done full power flush with individual flushing of each rad.+ chemicals should come in close to their install price.I am not sure they pull in the customers most of us want .I can see people being suspicious of too cheap prices.Still there are boilers been thrown in on the eco scheme at £200 a go on the basis it is £1000 a week.

 

[A1P]

Had a call from someone today.I could have shown him this ad.but he would have wanted to negotiate!!! 'Hello do you fit boilers?' 'Yes sir what were you wanting? I supply and fit most makes.' 'Oh,I want the cheapest sh... you can hang on the wall.I'll supply it.I can get one for £400 all in.What do you charge for fitting? I have got £150 on offer,can you do any better?'I was remarkably polite throughout.I think I was in shock.

 

[jonnyswamp]

What do you charge for fitting? I have got £150 on offer,can you do any better?

Your answer should have been, "yes Sir I can do considerably better, but not for that price, good bye"

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

I think fair play to the e-bay lad from liverpool. Pictures wernt that bad, seen worse from BG.

Wonder if I could make money doing this? £500 labour for a combi swap anyone?

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Good to know Glow Worms are owened by Valliant though.....

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Had a call from someone today.I could have shown him this ad.but he would have wanted to negotiate!!! 'Hello do you fit boilers?' 'Yes sir what were you wanting? I supply and fit most makes.' 'Oh,I want the cheapest sh... you can hang on the wall.I'll supply it.I can get one for £400 all in.What do you charge for fitting? I have got £150 on offer,can you do any better?'I was remarkably polite throughout.I think I was in shock.

Some folk :lol:

 

[Killy Bing]

Good to know Glow Worms are owened by Valliant though.....

Ideal own keston now

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Ideal own keston now

It was more da speelin I was on about
If you are putting a listing on ebay for something like that you could at least check company names and spelling and stuff.

 

[fogarty]

A properly done full power flush with individual flushing of each rad.+ chemicals should come in close to their install price.I am not sure they pull in the customers most of us want .I can see people being suspicious of too cheap prices.Still there are boilers been thrown in on the eco scheme at £200 a go on the basis it is £1000 a week.

£1000 a week less tax as a subby is good money in my honest opinion. I'd snatch their hand off if I could do it.

 

[A1P]

£1000 a week less tax as a subby is good money in my honest opinion. I'd snatch their hand off if I could do it.

If it was straight forward, take boiler off wall put new one on I might have considered it for a few weeks.It is not a straightforward situation with the eco scheme.You are relying on other peoples surveys ,some are nightmare jobs for your £200.Those in charge vary.Some seem to take care and also fit to a standard but some boilers are going on dirty systems,no filters to keep them clean etc Luckily I have had a few installs of my own at a decent rate + services/repairs.I wasn't been 'snooty' about a wage of £1000 per week if it is possible to earn it..I have heard /know of so many issues with this scheme I have swerved it so far but would do it for a decent firm if I was stuck.Back to the ebay boilers.It is not a market for me and it can drag down prices for those who try to give a top quality service.

 

[Roger Welton]

At the end of the day, folk who want stuff done cheap will never pay enough to do a proper job, I'm quite happy leaving them to the likes of the e-bay lot as they tend to be the worst custs to work for.

 

[Toxic Ted]

Sorry boys, but i refuse point blank to do a boiler job where i cant take the time it takes me to do a good, tidy and proper job to the standard i would be happy to have in my own home. There will always be "fitters" and i use that term loosely, who are happy to throw a boiler at the wall from the front door and walk away leaving the install partially commissioned as we all know it takes considerably longer than half a day to do the job properly.......i fully expect that someone will respond with a comment that they can work at the speed of light and miss nothing........perhaps i am sceptical or slow, but i'm happy to work that way........and i can sleep sound.

 

[Ermintrude]

I don't agree. Fitting the boiler is relatively quick and painless, it's the flushing that takes time.

I did this one by 10.30 and just had flush and conny left.

 

[Reltub]

Was there a combi there before?

 

[tamz]

I think my record is a profile to a ri swapped and fired up again before 9 (me and a boy).
It was around 1 before we were finished tho.

 

[Ermintrude]

Nope. 4m away. Flue was simple tho.

 

[Ermintrude]

Mine was isar to logic plus in and out 3.5 hr system had been flushed by others.

 

[Toxic Ted]

I don't agree. Fitting the boiler is relatively quick and painless, it's the flushing that takes time.

I did this one by 10.30 and just had flush and conny left. View attachment 16818

Were you out properly commissioned, flushed and balanced in half a day? on your own?

 

[Reltub]

Rarely get combi swaps like that on eco, normally in kitchens with next to no space and a nightmare getting the filter in, oh an generally a 28mm gas run

 

[Ermintrude]

Hot flush and commission done at same time as eating and packing up tools. Was an empty house so no sheets or clutter in the way.

 

[stevetheplumber]

me and partner could do a combi and 6 rads in a day in a empty place back in the day when we were considered skilled cos we could use a manometer