Help link ???

[jtsplumbing]

Hi guys had a phone call from these people couple of days back about maybe working for them, ask'd how long it would take to install a full heating system with 2 men ! told him about a week, His reply you need to do it in 2 days to make it pay. Boiler change 1 man - 1 day ! ask'd him what is the call back rate on these quick installs ? reply we have a team that covers this : Makes you wounder how some of these installs are being left ? are they even being fitted right ? Sounds like another Warm-Front Co just chuck it in, They seem to be praying on people who are on a low income with there £17.00 a Mth payments ! will these people still be around when things pick up ? Told me their fitters are on good money and have loads of work ! Has any one had any dealings with them or seen any of their installs ? Are Worcester involved with them ? they only seem to fit their boilers !

 

[townfanjon]

I live in west yorks which is where help link started up and tbh I have seen some horrendous help link jobs.
not recently I must admit .

 

[gasmanrob]

Here's a recent help link job. Installed properly

 

[Ermintrude]

Help stink at best

 

[dom brennan]

I'm not gas safe but even i know the blow off should run down hill all the way, this was a help link job

does this rad look a bit to big for there?

 

[tamz]

They are a rough shower (edited version of words) but people paying £17 or is it £19/month or whatever, wouldn't know good workmanship from a kick in the balls and if they do well its less than the price of a newspaper and it heats the house.
Btw i bet Johnny Ball never had his heating done by Helplink :wink:

 

[julesverne]

What the odds of heat instal being help link marketing/recruitment dept.

 

[Nostrum]

What the odds of heat instal being help link marketing/recruitment dept.

I'd risk a healthy sum of money on it!

 

[Rickster123]

Here's a recent help link job. Installed properlyView attachment 19998

are they paid by the fitting?!

 

[erpkid]

hi jtsplumbing . Late reply but il keep it short and sweet . I work for help link as a heating engineer . Help link was last years biggest boiler installation company beating the likes of British gas .. As for your comment . Do these guys actually install them properly . The answer is yes . We do . Help-link whilst not advertised much do work for n power and British gas them selves contact us to do their work . The prices the engineers are on vary on what jobs you get . I work In a 2 man team . We both earn .. Let's just say enough to live very comfortably . Your pay is based on units .. So 1 unit is 1 day .. When they give you 1 unit for a boiler change. This is a straight combi swap with no pump upgrade or extended gas run needed etc . It takes half a day to do . Help-link surveys are done to perfection and I can assure you I've had no issues what so ever .. For any one reading this . I would recommend for you to work for help-link they are a great company they pay well and look after their engineers

Pump upgrade on a combi swap FFS !

 

[Heat instal]

Meant to add or heat only before that pump upgrade comment .. To confused as to why so many people are slagging help link of when in actual fact they are strict as anything when it comes to good quality work . I also am not a office worker for help link I am in fact one of the engineers yours slagging off �� bare with me while I upload some of our areas installs .

 

[jtsplumbing]

Just catching up with some of the replies ! Wonder if our friend from Heat Instal would like to comment on the photo's that have been sent in !! Are they flushing the systems, and is he prepared to tell us what 2 men get paid for changing a combi in half a day ??

 

[sheff paul]

hi jtsplumbing . Late reply but il keep it short and sweet . I work for help link as a heating engineer . Help link was last years biggest boiler installation company beating the likes of British gas .. As for your comment . Do these guys actually install them properly . The answer is yes . We do . Help-link whilst not advertised much do work for n power and British gas them selves contact us to do their work . The prices the engineers are on vary on what jobs you get . I work In a 2 man team . We both earn .. Let's just say enough to live very comfortably . Your pay is based on units .. So 1 unit is 1 day .. When they give you 1 unit for a boiler change. This is a straight combi swap with no pump upgrade or extended gas run needed etc . It takes half a day to do . Help-link surveys are done to perfection and I can assure you I've had no issues what so ever .. For any one reading this . I would recommend for you to work for help-link they are a great company they pay well and look after their engineers

Hey its Johny Ball,thought you were to old to be doing installs mate,but can you send me 'Zoe's' number ,had a 'thing' about her..

 

[Paulplumb]

Meant to add or heat only before that pump upgrade comment .. To confused as to why so many people are slagging help link of when in actual fact they are strict as anything when it comes to good quality work . I also am not a office worker for help link I am in fact one of the engineers yours slagging off �� bare with me while I upload some of our areas installs .

Pop the photos straight into the hall of shame :rofl: Just kidding. Whilst your work might be impeccable you can't vouch for the quality of the entire companies work. I have been to a couple of help link jobs that have been left in an awful state.

 

[TBServices]

Haha, there's no chance he works for helplink, not as a fitter at least. Anyone who's ever been in cas plumb centre on a Monday knows all the lads are constantly moaning about the surveys being shyte.

They're a joke.

 

[SimonG]

A friend of mine had help link in about twenty weeks ago, and nineteen, and eighteen, and seventeen, can you see where I'm going with this?

He asked me to take a look, told him no point, he has a 10 year warranty and I'm not gsr. But I did advise him that the condensate really shouldnt come out the gable wall in 21.5mm plastic and be siliconed straight into his cast iron down pipe.