Ј6350 for new heating

A question about : Ј6350 for new heating

I have warm air heating which I am replacing with a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 34CDi Classic and 8 radiators and have been quoted Ј6350 to remove the old heating unit and install the new heating with the boiler in the attached garage.

This is for a 3 bed semi.

A bit much or is that what it costs nowadays?

I wonder what SG would quote? Ј10,000?

Best answers:

• ring three gas safe engineers and get 3 quotes, can't attach link but type in gas safe and find engineer within your postcode
• I have asked for quotes from 4 firms, this is the first to quote.
  I did ask
  Quote:
• When you have got the other 3 quotes you will be able to judge.
• It depends whether the gas supply is already connected....on the face of it I would say its a high quote if pipes are in place but not that bad if the pipework is not already there.
  2 years ago we renovated a property and the central heating system came in a Ј6k but it was also allowing concealing pipes where possible and top of the range funtions...
  This was in a house where previously gas only went to the kitchen for cooking.
  BG was in the region of Ј4.5k but the independants were all around the Ј6k mark...the quote we chose was not the cheapest but the one that suited our needs best
• Including removal and installation of boilers n radiators, it sounds about right. Although as has been said, get a few separate quotes for a comparison.
• I might just get a quote from SG.
  They are low down on my list.
  Does anyone know what boilers they fit?
• There are no pipes or radiators with Warm Air central Heating.
  I have it too and I would be interested in hearing wht your other quotes are please.
• WOW. is it direct replacement for rads or does it require all new pipe work to them and main gas feed pipe work to boiler etc?
• I would say that the price you've been quoted is slightly high. As suggested, a few more quotes are needed.
• Its inevitable you will get high cost quotes as its a lot of work. Its a complete new install of pipework, plus removal of the old system and upgrading the gas supply pipework. I'd suggest an alternative for you to look into.
  How about replacing your existing warm air boiler with the latest condensing model from Johnson & Starley. Now I'd only suggest this if your old warm air is truly knackered as you will never recover the cost of just changing for the sake of it The new condensing version will still be costly as boilers go, but the install is easy peasy and will save roughly 25% in gas costs.
  At the very least I would investigate this route before deciding. Retrofitting a wet system to a previous dry system house is a pain. I know as fifteen years ago the company I worked for did three blocks of flats and I was in the thick of it drilling holes in walls and piping up the flats.
  What made you decide to change? Was it just economy or has the system been troublesome?
• I think we have established on another thread that Warm Air heating systems are badly misunderstood, and unfairly given a bad name by people who just want to flog you a combi. Go to Canada and they are rated very highly in their climate where it is simply just too cold for wet systems to survive at all, but it depends on quality of the installation and the insulation of the property.
  The latest models are also room sealed appliances..just like a combi. This means you don't need the air vents that your model requires. They are also condensing and use about 25% less gas than yours.
  I quite understand it would still not be accepted by buyers as they have got it into their heads that warm air is no good, but as a heating engineer I am allowed to venture the opinion that they have got it wrong. A modern up to date Warm Air system is a jolly good system...provided its properly installed in a suitably well insulated property, and provided the filters are cleaned by householders regularly. I found that many complaints on the ones I used to maintain were down to the filters not being cleaned between annual services....and we did show and instruct people how to do it. A few just couldn't be bothered, but were happy to moan at us. C'est la vie and all that....
• there are some schemes that offer help if you are on benefits - help link. We are not and had to pay full price. Although their reviews are rubbish. I just had a valiant boiler, wireless thermostat new copper piping to put the boiler upstairs and a new copper tank - that was Ј3200. The copper piping and the labour of installing a whole new system under the floorboards is going to cost. We worked out our plumber and heating engineer charged Ј500 a day, so that should give you an idea!!