Recommendations for boiler installation?

markpack · December 2017

My boiler thankfully hasn't broken down but it's very close to being on its last legs. So I want to get it replaced in good time rather than in a broken panic.

Who is currently pick of the crop for local recommendations to do such work? Thanks!

mountpelephant · December 2017

I used GB Plumbing who were brilliant. I had five quotes to change and move a boiler. They all said 5-14 days. GB did it in a day and a half and that was 4 ears ago. Brillliant, polite, professional service and they come once a year for the service.

markpack · December 2017

Thanks!

NorthNineteen · December 2017

Ben Hume-wright - sg.org's favourite plumber who now only does boiler installations. Great service and really nice guy.

http://www.tollington.co/plumbing.html

gardener-joe · January 2018

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markpack · January 2018

And thank you again - a most helpful local community

HolbornFox · January 2018

Homeserve have bought check a trade so it will go downhill now.

therattle · January 2018

Seconding Ben Hume-Wright

ScarletPimpernel · January 2018

No question at all. Ben Hume Wright.... Did an amazing job on mine..

therattle · November 2018

I just had a problem with my hot water cylinder. Ben wasn't available so I used GB Plumbing, based on this recommendation. Gareth had a job in N4 that day so came by that evening (Wednesday). It turned out that the pressure expansion vessel had blown. He wasn't able to repair it or even replace it temporarily as it was unsafe, but he came back on Saturday (when he wasn't planning on working) to install a new cylinder. I was very impressed with his work, and he seemed like a good egg.

I think Ben is great, but Gareth also seemed to do an excellent job and is very nice too.

HolbornFox · November 2018

I assume he fitted a new vessel and not a complete cylinder (unless it is a megaflo with an internal vessel)?

therattle · November 2018

A complete cylinder; he couldn't get the old pressure vessel back on, so would have had to get a new one, with no guarantee that it would fit properly. That on top of the time already spent would have been quite pricey. The old cylinder was a good 13-14 years old, not great to begin with, developing small leaks, etc, so we decided to get a whole new one.

HolbornFox · November 2018

Well it should be much more efficient anyway, I used to spend my whole life telling people to keep the cylinder and NOT fit a combi when I was on the tools.

therattle · November 2018

We have noticed a very substantial increase in water pressure, so there is that.

HolbornFox · November 2018

Well if the old one was unvented and the new one is unvented it was probably limescale.

Ullswater · December 2018

I cannot recommend Ben enough. Really quick, great job and very well priced (a decent amount less than N4)

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