My first cylinder install with boiler

[jaydebruyne]

Discharge fixed!!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Spot on jay

Think you've cursed me

Since yesterday I've had two unvented cylinder jobs come out

 

[Harvest Fields]

Spot on jay

Think you've cursed me

Since yesterday I've had two unvented cylinder jobs come out

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I literally called my mate last night about this. Have not touched an unvented in ages. And now I have been to 4 in the last week. All Miles apart from each other. Whilst I have you all, went to this yesterday. There is a whole world of issues but not sure about this one? Vaillant unvented 260L cylinder on an EcoTec plus 837 combi and the expansion tank is piped straight into the inlet control valve. If I remember correctly this shouldn’t be like that, but a second opinion would be good.

 

[jaydebruyne]

I literally called my mate last night about this. Have not touched an unvented in ages. And now I have been to 4 in the last week. All Miles apart from each other. Whilst I have you all, went to this yesterday. There is a whole world of issues but not sure about this one? Vaillant unvented 260L cylinder on an EcoTec plus 837 combi and the expansion tank is piped straight into the inlet control valve. If I remember correctly this shouldn’t be like that, but a second opinion would be good.

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Expansion has to be between the inlet valve and cylinder..

 

[Harvest Fields]

That’s what my understand is but I’m sure i have seen somewhere that on the Vaillant’s they set up differently. But waiting for Vaillant to email instructions out.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It can be piped into the control block / manifold but it needs to be in the right port eg the expansion one and not the balanced cold

 

[jaydebruyne]

Spot on jay

Think you've cursed me

Since yesterday I've had two unvented cylinder jobs come out

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Lol glad it’s not just me then

 

[Harvest Fields]

It can be piped into the control block / manifold but it needs to be in the right port eg the expansion one and not the balanced cold

Glad I have asked for the instructions now.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Glad I have asked for the instructions now.

Do you want them now ?

 

[Harvest Fields]

Do you want them now ?

Can you put a link on? They are not on the Vaillant app.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Can you put a link on? They are not on the Vaillant app.

Depends

 

[ShaunCorbs]

https://www.vaillant.co.uk/downloads/unistor-installation-service-manual-261492.pdf

Pg9

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Just incase here's there solar one as well

https://www.vaillant.co.uk/downloads/aurostor-commissioning-maintenance-troubleshooting-261490.pdf

 

[Harvest Fields]

https://www.vaillant.co.uk/downloads/unistor-installation-service-manual-261492.pdf

Pg9

Cheers mate

 

[rpm]

Remember when Jay used to sweat about simple things. My my look at him now!
The world is your oyster m8.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Remember when Jay used to sweat about simple things. My my look at him now!
The world is your oyster m8.

Haha I know mate.. how funny!! Who’d have thought the guy who’d pooh his pants over nothing is now doing stuff like this! I wouldn’t be here without you guys, you’re my lifeline!!!!

 

[townfanjon]

Ex vessels were always piped out of the inlet control set , but as the years have gone by , tee-ing into cold feed is the done thing

 

[king of pipes]

Not bad for your first one bud few errors but overall a tidy job your gonna struggle lagging your pipework ,next time space your pipes off the wall a bit and a little further apart . cheers kop

 

[jaydebruyne]

Not bad for your first one bud few errors but overall a tidy job your gonna struggle lagging your pipework ,next time space your pipes off the wall a bit and a little further apart . cheers kop

What errors can you see kop? Other than the discharge which I sorted today.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Out of curiosity, roughly what would you guys charge (labour only) to fit a system like this.. all new heating and cold/hot water pipework throughout, 10 rads, boiler/cylinder and all controls and new gas run, about 16 meters.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

About 6k

Around 10k with materials

 

[jaydebruyne]

About 6k

Around 10k with materials

Jesus.. grossly under quoted then

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Jesus.. grossly under quoted then

What did you quote?

 

[jaydebruyne]

What did you quote?

Originally 4.5 inc parts, parts increased to 3.5 so 5.5.. can’t exactly now say I want more for labour.. POOH!!! I was gonna charge her a day rate for my 12 days which will come to 3k.. GUTTED!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Just under 150 a day for London jay is too cheap

Would say min £300 for a day in London area but I can't say as I don't do anything / price for anything there