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baileys
My plumbers say i dont need one as i have thermostatic valves on my radiators but the GSE says i do. Im in a two bedroom maisonette. [FONT=arial, sans-serif][/FONT]
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should i have a room thermostat with my combi boiler.
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oh my........really ?
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Ermintrude
Basics really, incomplete flue, black marks from poc around appliance, the smell of gas.... If it looks wrong it normally is!
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tamz
Really! Black marks from a surefire mean zilch, no mention of smell of gas, if you pay cheap you get what you deserve imo and i know people are struggling to make ends meet blah blah blah. Heard it all before.
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baileys
I didnt ask for cheap heating, i just asked for a quote. I paid the going rate, seeing as i paid him cash and didnt get a room stat it works out the same as the person who lives two doors away that had their heating installed a few months ago. I didnt know he wasnt going to give me a receipt.
So i deserved it then did i?
So i deserved it then did i?
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don't take it too strongly bailey, Tamz i's an old hand and has seen more than most what problems a suspiciously low quote causes.. we have a slightly different view on pricing ect ect. sadly (if you had gotten more than that one quote) you got the bum deal.
i'f you had used any of us you would likely have have paid closer to the £4000 mark but have gotten a quality install.
i'f you had used any of us you would likely have have paid closer to the £4000 mark but have gotten a quality install.
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baileys
I got four quotes, all GSE apart from him who said he wouldnt install the boiler....my highest was £3.500, I went with the person i did because his mum lives upstairs to me and he is...was a friend and i decorate for him sometimes. I thought i could trust him.
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tamz
You payed cheap and cash which is worth another 4 or 500 on an invoice. I'm not saying it is your fault you didn't get the quality of workmanship you desired. You went with what you thought best. But had you gone with a legit installer most likely you wouldn't be on here. We all live and learn.
I get guys to do work for me cash in hand but i'm in a bit different position from the man (woman) on the street in that i know and have worked with them for many years so know what to expect.
Btw the guy you had out today to look at it will get you sorted out no problem.
I get guys to do work for me cash in hand but i'm in a bit different position from the man (woman) on the street in that i know and have worked with them for many years so know what to expect.
Btw the guy you had out today to look at it will get you sorted out no problem.
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At the end of the day, new install must meet Part L building Regulations as well as the Gas Safe stuff and may be Part P for the wiring. So a room thermostat is required as part of the job. Discretion on this is only on system updates, not for a full new system.
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baileys
Thats all i wanted.....just a working system that meets the regulations, it doesnt matter how cheap they do it, they should make it safe and working properly.
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baileys
The plumber told me he wasnt installing the boiler, he said he was getting a GSE to do it....he did it when i wasnt at home, when i questioned him after he had done it he convinced me he was allowed to as long as he didnt connect the gas.
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tamz
The cash world doesn't work like that as you have learned. Usually all you will get is the basics hopefully to standards.
Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement.
That can be applied to every avenue of life.
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Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement.
That can be applied to every avenue of life.
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tamz
Maybe that is when you should have thought mmm.........
Don't worry. Stan will get you sorted out. We all have made mistakes in life.
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baileys
I know he is not, its hard when its a friend though. I dont usually doubt myself but i did this time. Ive learnt a big lesson.
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tamz
Btw my biggest mistake cost me near a half million £. I didn't realise it at the time either as i walked her up the isle :smile:
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baileys
I get your point but i could of spent £5.500 and got just the same deal, thats what he said he would of charged if i wasnt a friend......you just dont know ...do you. Nobody knows what they are getting really until the jobs done.
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No what you mean." Hurricane romance", all huffing and puffing to start with, then you loose your house.
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tamz
And the rest:lol: I never realised i was worth so much on paper but her lawyers did. I got the bit that wasn't on paper and worth (word removed) all!
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baileys
Well you told me that i deserved it..... so guess what im going to tell you:smile5:
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tamz
5 n a half grand in his dreams. Even Big Gas wouldn't have taken that.
You will be wiser next time around and i do sympathise with how you have been treated. Most times people offering jobs on the cheap are never a bargain.
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tamz
You don't need to tell me anything. I know :smile:
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tamz
Well i don't know about the room stat. That would be an extra tenner :lol:
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baileys
I did tell him that i was surprised he gets work if he charges that much. I am usually more on the ball but i messed up this time.
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tamz
Don't beat yourself up about it. Have anther sherry and chill.
I've just finished my bottle of plonk on top of about 6 or 7 pints and the few half i had in the pub so i'm calling it a night.
I've got tanks to pee in and old folks to rip off in the morning :wink:
I've just finished my bottle of plonk on top of about 6 or 7 pints and the few half i had in the pub so i'm calling it a night.
I've got tanks to pee in and old folks to rip off in the morning :wink:
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baileys
No wonder you are talking crap:smiley2: Im chilled on my wine.
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baileys
theres no gas smell or leak.
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