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Had an interesting talk with the guy from Altecnic Ltd at ECO Build, all types of magnetic filters / separators (& most have been tested) will only remove around 60 - 65% on first pass. Meaning a hell of a lot of crap goes through the boiler before it is captured. Think I will stick to flushing with with old or no boiler in place but hay each to there own.Always. Old boilers dead! Mag on return and u already done a cold flush. Mains flush gets most of grot out before u open return onto boiler but mag and chemicals do rest . Been doing it for a while. Some times will dose up system week before and drop it while it's hot, dost stems like this but lots of bbu have elson or primatics so it's a no go!
Plus if it's a floor stander or bbu most of the crud is in the lowest point on primary circ (old boiler)
Had an interesting talk with the guy from Altecnic Ltd at ECO Build, all types of magnetic filters / separators (& most have been tested) will only remove around 60 - 65% on first pass. Meaning a hell of a lot of crap goes through the boiler before it is captured. Think I will stick to flushing with with old or no boiler in place but hay each to there own.
Mistake 1: Talking to the Altecnic rep.
Mistake 2: Believing a word he said.
JK
arn't your expansion vessels reflex?
Well this was the second, so may be OK. Who said anything about believing everything ?I didn't say their products were all rubbish. Just that their reps should not necessarily be believed. Particularly at a show.
I have done a few trade shows, and by the 3rd afternoon, you will say just about anything!
You know me Ray I will talk to anyone, even plumbing supply company MD's. :wink_smile:
Where you based? High end area?Well yeah a lot of it obviously is the same for each quote. There's a lot involved with installing a boiler, we forget that. Tell them about it, why not? I include a works schedule, information about British Standards that will be adhered to, warranty information, cost breakdowns etc etc. They're paying a lot of money, let them know the why it's so much.
I also include printouts about the controls , Magnaclean, powerflushing etc. I include a Vaillant/Worcester brochure with the page marked which has the information about 'their' boiler.
Presentation is everything in every regard. I very often find that a lot of installers forget about actual presentation of the installation itself and how much the customer doesn't even know it's an issue. That's why I take photos of notable installations I do and show them to the customer as an example of my work. This is one that a lot of people seem to like; note the chaos in the first picture. This on purpose to make the final picture seem even 'cleaner'.
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Ones like this are good because you can highlight things like painting the wall first (which I always do) and straight pipes. People love dem straight pipes. It's like hoovering, don't underestimate how much the customer can only quantify what they know (straight pipes, hoovering) as opposed to things they know nothing about (gas, boilers).
So out of curiosity what do you guys want on Labour for straight swaps one off one on job billy basics?
So out of curiosity what do you guys want on Labour for straight swaps one off one on job billy basics?
If I'm not making ÂŁ500 I'm not really interested.
don't know if its been covered on here ,but my mate was in the merchants the other day heard that Help Link are doing combi-combi for ÂŁ1200 quid,and its a Worcestor/Vaillant....
I can barely buy them for that...
Just get the cheapest combi boiler you can off the internet and stick a Worcester badge on it, the custard will never know!
Just get the cheapest combi boiler you can off the internet and stick a Worcester badge on it, the custard will never know!
don't know if its been covered on here ,but my mate was in the merchants the other day heard that Help Link are doing combi-combi for ÂŁ1200 quid,and its a Worcestor/Vaillant....
No, it's ÂŁ1200 deposit and 3 years at ÂŁ16p/m for a 24 junior with no stat, magnaclean or TRVs included
I heard an advert on radio today for a WB combi for ONLY ÂŁ1600! IF YOU BUY NOW YOU GET A FREE FLUSH AND MAGNETIC SYSTEM FILTER!! New boilers are on me boys!!!
No, it's ÂŁ1200 deposit and 3 years at ÂŁ16p/m for a 24 junior with no stat, magnaclean or TRVs included
I heard an advert on radio today for a WB combi for ONLY ÂŁ1600! IF YOU BUY NOW YOU GET A FREE FLUSH AND MAGNETIC SYSTEM FILTER!! New boilers are on me boys!!!
My merchant sells wb Combi for about ÂŁ800 so ÂŁ800 less a filter ain't bad for a days work IMO. Yes too cheap but not worst I've seenrighto 'TB' did sound a bit too cheap,mind you ÂŁ1600 is peaunuts me mate I sub too sometimes couldn't compete with that.
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