Shocking low price for combi swap

[mutley racers]

The gas pipe isn't sleeved or sealed where it comes though the wall either. That's an AR for you :-(

I'd get the customer to get the whole thing checked over by someone who knows what their doing

That's a NCS innit? it was already there and no signs of damage?

 

[Toxic Ted]

Just get the custard to accept gas safe's invitation to have it checked by them when its registered.....if its registered that is.

 

[bassmonster]

It is registered apparently. I just asked him

 

[Destroyer2813]

I did a swap Monday Tuesday while I was there saw another quote in the spare simply said

Remove existing boiler
Fit new gloworm boiler
Flush system

680 inc vat

Despite the fact existing system has no controls whatsoever no trvs and the fact I know the system is proper filthy

 

[erpkid]

It is a race to the bottom that we should not be tempted to join.

 

[village idiot]

Pay cheap, pay twice. 'nuff said

 

[tomplumb83]

Joe public doesn't care less. Its all about price

 

[PlumbersMate]

I thought unsleeved pipe is NCS?

 

[PlumbersMate]

And I'd bet £100 that the condense does not increase in size when it goes outside and won't be lagged and won't be fully into a drain

Genuine question does the condense have to increase in size? Didn't know that

 

[PlumbersMate]

I thought unsleeved pipe is NCS?

Sorry mutely beat me to it didn't see

 

[Hybrid]

That's a dog's dinner that. Do your self a favour bass and look for someone else to teach you, your mentor is a goon.

 

[PlumbersMate]

That's a dog's dinner that. Do your self a favour bass and look for someone else to teach you, your mentor is a goon.

Don't think his mentor done it they lost job at quote stage

 

[Hybrid]

Oh, haha! Comprehension failure.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

It is a race to the bottom that we should not be tempted to join.

Totally agree mate

 

[Ray Stafford]

It is a race to the bottom that we should not be tempted to join.

There is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person's lawful prey. It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money – that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot – it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.

However often I read that Ruskin quote, I just can't improve on it. Says it all.

 

[hammers4spanner]

I know loads of lads that do them for less then that , job advert down this ways at tho mo offering 160 a swap

 

[aligorgon]

the gas pipes existing

the jobs a ****ing mess

 

[Masood]

I know loads of lads that do them for less then that , job advert down this ways at tho mo offering 160 a swap

Whereabouts are you Hammers?

 

[hammers4spanner]

Near plymouth devon

 

[TBServices]

Just lost a conversion from OV to combi. My price was £2600, bloke said my quote was much more comprehensive but a little bit high. Guess which he went with? Yep, that's right, the guy who's price was £1800.

Idiot. How can we win when this is what we're up against? Stupid plumbers are stupid punters.

 

[hammers4spanner]

I use to get 300 ish now its 150 to 200 painters earn about 130 a day here

 

[village idiot]

Whereabouts are you Hammers?

Masood wants you to send some of those chaps down his way. He will pay them the £160 to do his swaps, then pocket the difference everyone is a winner

 

[Masood]

Just lost a conversion from OV to combi. My price was £2600, bloke said my quote was much more comprehensive but a little bit high. Guess which he went with? Yep, that's right, the guy who's price was £1800.

Idiot. How can we win when this is what we're up against? Stupid plumbers are stupid punters.

Crazy low prices. Even allowing for the fact that it's not London living costs, that's not a decent wage...

 

[village idiot]

What is even interesting is that he even put in a Magnaclean filter at the price he charged? Crazy, real crazy

 

[julesverne]

Not everybody is paying peanuts for their boilers look at how much British Gas charge.

The hard part is getting them customers they are out there somewhere.