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Oil line filters - do YOU clean/ change them?

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So many of my new customers are amazed when I attend the in-line filters or strainers. "Last bloke never did that" they cry. Most of the time you end up pulling out a black soggy lump of paper then peel the tin lids from the filter bowl.
WHY do so many engineers not bother with this? Even the Craptkinson valves are just plastic and require a swill out - its EASY (except when the clown installer has failed to give any room under neath it).

I love changing the elements, the Crossland ones cost a couple of Bob, I make a profit and a proper job.
 
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Always inspect, clean or replace as required. Exception being if there is a aga/rayburn lit off the tank, although I will snatch it if i think there is a problem.

Also worth carrying a couple of the handles for the Atkinson valves, and some sight tube.
 
Bunker said:
So many of my new customers are amazed when I attend the in-line filters or strainers. "Last bloke never did that" they cry. Most of the time you end up pulling out a black soggy lump of paper then peel the tin lids from the filter bowl.
WHY do so many engineers not bother with this? Even the Craptkinson valves are just plastic and require a swill out - its EASY (except when the clown installer has failed to give any room under neath it).

I love changing the elements, the Crossland ones cost a couple of Bob, I make a profit and a proper job.
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You seem to be a bit of a rip off merchant!!
 
I hate doing the atkinson wheelhead ones that havent been touched for years, when you turn them on again(asuming you were able to turn them off) they leak.
 
You seem to be a bit of a rip off merchant!!
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What a rediculous and rude thing to say but thanks for your constructive and intelligent input.
 
Think you are the ridiculous one! You come on an open forum boasting how you
can buy parts for pennies then sell them on to your customers for 100s per cent
mark up. No wonder there are so many posts on these type of sites......... I am
just checking if I am being ripped off by my plumber......................
 
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Think you are the ridiculous one! You come on an open forum boasting how you
can buy parts for pennies then sell them on to your customers for 100s per cent
mark up. No wonder there are so many posts on these type of sites......... I am
just checking if I am being ripped off by my plumber......................
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prehaps this is better suited to a private forum for a chat between 2 fellow techies?
 
Where I come across those stupid Atkinson fittings with the strainers at an angle underneath which you can't get a spanner on properly, I remove the strainer element and fit a Crossland filter on the line.
 
Having thought about it, you're right. It was daft to make such posts and I apologise. I wasn't boasting but can see how it came across. I get annoyed in this area that the old boys who are now retiring, in many ways, did very poor services (many never even took the baffles out) few even checked the filters and none carried spares like the o rings.
I carry a massive array if spares from the cheap to the expensive with intent to sort 99% of breakdowns etc on the first visit. I often charge bigger items at cost if the job is getting pricey. I charge average for a service but do a more through job than most. I don't charge much for a nozzle where some guys do.
Anyhow, apologies again, I can read how it all came across and the impression it'd give.
Bunker.
 
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I carry a load of spares and always seem to have the bit I want missing as I have not reordered to replace when i last used it.
 
I have a pad in the van and as I use stuff I write it on the pad (if I remember) for the next time I'm at HWOS
 
i used to be organised, then life got to difficult and I hate lists:willy_nilly:
 
If you are going to properly check/service everything to do with an oil boiler system, then good luck with your speed & what the customer thinks of you!
Hopefully they will be thanking you for a professional thorough, nothing missed job, but I bet quite a lot of people will think you are too slow & therefore charging up too much time.
 
but I bet quite a lot of people will think you are too slow & therefore charging up too much time.
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Dont know about most but a service is a fixed cost so the longer it takes and more thorough it is, the happier the customer is.
On a breakdown, I'd only check the whole system where necessary, ie filters if there is a supply issue
 
roughly what is the price down south for an oil boiler service and do u think ur installing as many boilers now or are renewables starting to take a slice off the work renewables seam to b starting to take a hold up in scotland bummer
 
Around here, £60 is pretty much the going rate for an oil service. The major oil suppliers charge this and the rest of us have to keep the same in order to be able to retain our customers and compete.
 
WHPES said:
Around here, £60 is pretty much the going rate for an oil service. The major oil suppliers charge this and the rest of us have to keep the same in order to be able to retain our customers and compete.
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Some are advertising oil service for £40 or even less here & often including nozzle. I heard some of the big companies are now charging over £80.
 
the rate up here is between 70 and 80 been that for the last couple of years but noticed the amount of new builds in he sticks taking up oil has been dropping year on year they seem to be giving more thought to renewables especialy wood pellet burners thinking might be time to look into this anyone else moving into this in your area looked at a new install 2 days ago made my eyes bleed looked a bit complicated or maybe am getting thicker lol
 
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Around here, £60 is pretty much the going rate for an oil service. The major oil suppliers charge this and the rest of us have to keep the same in order to be able to retain our customers and compete.
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oil suppliers charge upto £140 plus vat and parts down here for oil service, more for twin burners, I cant imagine charging £40 for oil service!! normally £85 plus parts for me, more for twin burner or if particularly bad!
 
There are a couple of people charging £40 for a service but they have massive mark ups on parts - one of my new customers showed me an old invoice and they charged £18 for a nozzle and £15 for a braided flexi, so at the end of it all, you end up paying the same.

The 3 main oil companies charge £50, but it's plus VAT so of course it's £60, hence we have to stick to £60.
 
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