Servicing unvented cylinders

[baldyb220]

Hi all just wondering what people are charging these days to service unvented cylinders? May have one to do for a management company of retirement apartments so want to give them a price? Cheers

 

[Old Account]

Hello baldy,
I think a lot of engineers are charging hourly rates but maybe someone will give a better answer which is more in detail

 

[Gasmk1]

dont have a price for servicing them so would probably just charge hourly rate plus any parts req. (as steated in previous post)

 

[chris watkins]

Heatrae Sadia Megaflo Service charges for repairs, servicing
£89.00 fixed charge (London prices)

 

[townfanjon]

I do a few , but because they are done every year , its very rare theres any problems so they arent to bad to price, if they are local ish to me £45, if I have a lot of travelling to do it goes up accordingly

 

[SimonG]

£45 if close and been before. From £60 for a new cust plus anything more than a 15 min drive.

 

[gassafe]

Heatrae Sadia Megaflo Service charges for repairs, servicing
£89.00 fixed charge (London prices)

That's the easiest 89 pound ever earnt... Not even a expansion tank to pump up lol!

 

[chris watkins]

Not paying for the work, paying for the knowledge.


Oh yes & trying to get around in London….. you might only be able to do 2 or 3 a day.

 

[gassafe]

Not paying for the work, paying for the knowledge.

That's a good saying... I often think in this crazy plumbing game that some jobs due to technical nature etc or whatever that by just charging for the 1st hour is kind of undercharging myself, but charging more I feel customers will think I'm ripping them off because I was able to do this work quickly etc..!? Other people must have this a lot too?

 

[rpm]

That's a good saying... I often think in this crazy plumbing game that some jobs due to technical nature etc or whatever that by just charging for the 1st hour is kind of undercharging myself, but charging more I feel customers will think I'm ripping them off because I was able to do this work quickly etc..!? Other people must have this a lot too?

Just about every day of the week mate I hear "How much? You`ve only been here 45 minutes!"

 

[gassafe]

Just about every day of the week mate I hear "How much? You`ve only been here 45 minutes!"

Yes that's what I'm afraid of... Do guys actually use the " your not paying for my time your paying for the knowledge??" with customers?

 

[rpm]

Yes that's what I'm afraid of... Do guys actually use the " your not paying for my time your paying for the knowledge??" with customers?

Not in so many words I don`t unless I know somebody else has had a go and failed then yes I will say something along those lines.

 

[rpm]

Here`s an example from today done by a local guy known to me as we drink in the same pub.

This was my first ever visit to the house, I took one look at this and out loud said "WTF" in front of the young couple (could help it). Took me under an hour to check it over as working ok and it didn`t have gaffa tape holding it together when I left !!! Still got the "How much" though.

 

[chris watkins]

That's a good saying... I often think in this crazy plumbing game that some jobs due to technical nature etc or whatever that by just charging for the 1st hour is kind of undercharging myself, but charging more I feel customers will think I'm ripping them off because I was able to do this work quickly etc..!? Other people must have this a lot too?

It comes from that old joke
"Plumber is called to problem on a heating system, he is confronted by a mass of pipes, he looks carefully at it all for a while before picking up a pair of Stilsons and smacking one of the pipes, the system springs back to life.
Thats fantastic the customer standing behind him says, heat at last, how much do I owe you?

Plumber says £125 notes please.

Customer says how much!!! £125 you have only been here 15mins & had to hit one pipe.

Plumbers response it is £25 to hit the pipe, the extra oner is for knowing which one to hit".

A fact often forgotten by customers & plumbers alike.

Maybe if we broke it down like that ever time more people would understand that what the trade is about.

 

[SimonG]

Nipped out at lunchtime yesterday, boiler locked out. Reset it, rattle rattle. Pump off new dog drive. Pump on and away it goes. It was two miles from where I was working and wasnt there 5 minutes. £50. He paid £60.