help with powerflush quote

[mutley racers]

client had BG in to do powerflush but as the refurb was not complete, BG cancelled it. I have their quote and am wondering what I should really charge. it is in knightsbridge, has 16 rads over 4 floors rad sizes are 600x1000, 500x1400, 600x1000, 600x1200, 500x1000, 3x500x1000, 400x2000, 400x1800, 2x750x2000 and 3 towel rads. all doubles i believe.

BG quoted it as 2 flushes. Can you guess their price?

Am I allowed to post this information on BG

 

[clarky101]

£100 less than them....

 

[mutley racers]

£100 less than them....

that would be nice

 

[clarky101]

If your feeling a bit guilty bang it in £250 under theirs....

 

[AWheating]

bg quote = £1200 ??

 

[mutley racers]

bg quote = £1200 ??

Spot on. + vat it is £1498

 

[Rickster123]

Blimey! £1000 is a lovely round number mutley. And looks lovely in crisp tenders.

 

[jase158]

add the chemicals 2 x cleaner, 2 x inhibitor. and 2 days labour, add fuel plus £60 towards power flush/ rental and there's your price

 

[mutley racers]

1k does sound nice. hey. 2 days, i would have thought i could get it done in around 14hrs. 8-2200. Am i wrong? it is a sealed system. just not looking forward to running up and down 3 flights of stairs all day

 

[Rickster123]

1k does sound nice. hey. 2 days, i would have thought i could get it done in around 14hrs. 8-2200. Am i wrong? it is a sealed system. just not looking forward to running up and down 3 flights of stairs all day

Why run when you can walk. Don't rush it. Take three days and make sure your price covers you for that.

 

[jase158]

16 rads times 15 minutes per rad plus hour setting up, hour to clean system out. and half hour taking down. Plus 2 hours removing air locks, could be done in a day, but my price would be £350 anyway

 

[villa_tom]

There will be a filter in with BGs price though, so you'd have to fit that too.

If they've give you BGs quote then just quite a few quid less and you'll get the job surely.

 

[villa_tom]

add the chemicals 2 x cleaner, 2 x inhibitor. and 2 days labour, add fuel plus £60 towards power flush/ rental and there's your price

If you knew someone was willing to pay 1200 quid and you charged 350 quid then you're insane

 

[jase158]

No, just too hhonest, if they look on my website they will see my prices and wonder why they paid 600 pound more then my advertised price

 

[Rickster123]

No, just too hhonest, if they look on my website they will see my prices and wonder why they paid 600 pound more then my advertised price

Do you advertise 350 regardless of system size?

 

[mutley racers]

There will be a filter in with BGs price though, so you'd have to fit that too.

If they've give you BGs quote then just quite a few quid less and you'll get the job surely.

hey Tom, thanks for info, it already has a filter on it. So just a straight swop. I would usually charge 250-300 for a 8 rad system, so that would make it 2 flushes. And BG have classed it as 2 flushes also

 

[mutley racers]

16 rads times 15 minutes per rad plus hour setting up, hour to clean system out. and half hour taking down. Plus 2 hours removing air locks, could be done in a day, but my price would be £350 anyway

Air locks, no air locks as its a sealed system jase. the system always ends up filled with the power flusher any way when adding inhibitor

 

[jase158]

300 for 0-10, 350 for 10-20, above 20. Is different. Regardless of system or single or double rads, there aint much difference between singles and doubles, you can't remove one panel from the other panel!!

 

[mutley racers]

'there aint much difference between singles and doubles'

sounds good though!!!

 

[jase158]

Sealed or open vent they always have air locks, powerflusher pump let's a lot of air into the system. And usually there is stupidly long runs that go up and down all over the place, I would even go as far to bet 100 pound that you will get an air lock with 16 rads

 

[jase158]

Most companies in my area charge extra for double rads, scam in my eyes, I offer powerflushing at a fair price and do a good job, in winter I am jam packed with powerflushing, what else can one ask for!!

 

[mutley racers]

wow that is a result, it wasn't long ago that you were trying to sell that flusher machine. you must be chuffed

 

[jase158]

Yeah defo, biggest asset in my businees at moment except van

 

[mutley racers]

what machine do you have jase

 

[mutley racers]

so if i go in at 1k, it is really only £198 cheaper as am not vat registered. it does look better than the £1498 though hey