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New burner for oil - cost

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    #62
    TPM
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭TPM


    shane0007 wrote: »
    Think I mentioned this before, but I got a call saying somebody serviced boiler on a Saturday and was bellowing out black smoke until Monday when they rang me. I told them to get the other guy back so they would not have to pay me. They said they rang him and he told them to get a boiler guy out as he knew nothing about the inside of a boiler!
    He charged them €40 & does all their families boilers too. He had turned the air to zero and pump pressure to 13 bar on kero. Took me 3 hours to clean the buggar. Filled my Hoover 4 times.


    Thats where you went wrong, you cleaned it :p

    But on a serious note, its crazy the amount of cowboys doing €40-€50 euro services and robbing people. I see some of them are putting up their prices now as not to look cheap.


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    #63
    TPM
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    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    Perhaps i could suggest peep press the "report" button if you feel this topic should be stickied.

    Thats the small triangular symbol next to the online/offline (green/blue) symbol.

    Poor clint_silver got his topic dragged well off topic, but there has been some good information posted up.

    Maybe bill you could start a new thread about servicing oil boilers and we can all contribute, that way it would make a better sticky imo


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    #64
    jimf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭jimf


    shane0007 wrote: »
    Think I mentioned this before, but I got a call saying somebody serviced boiler on a Saturday and was bellowing out black smoke until Monday when they rang me. I told them to get the other guy back so they would not have to pay me. They said they rang him and he told them to get a boiler guy out as he knew nothing about the inside of a boiler!
    He charged them €40 & does all their families boilers too. He had turned the air to zero and pump pressure to 13 bar on kero. Took me 3 hours to clean the buggar. Filled my Hoover 4 times.

    bet you got no kisses and cuddles when you finished that one


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    #65
    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    When they were used to paying €40 and then got my bill, it sort of killed the moment for lovings....


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    #66
    TPM
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    well in fairness you were only there 3 hours cleaning it you could hardly charge more than the €40 they paid to get it serviced


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    #67
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    TPM wrote: »

    Maybe bill you could start a new thread about servicing oil boilers and we can all contribute, that way it would make a better sticky imo

    Done, please post to it.


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    #68
    shane0007
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    TPM wrote: »
    well in fairness you were only there 3 hours cleaning it you could hardly charge more than the €40 they paid to get it serviced

    That's what they thought!


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    #69
    clint_silver
    Registered Users Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭clint_silver


    TPM wrote: »
    Poor clint_silver got his topic dragged well off topic, but there has been some good information posted up.

    Maybe bill you could start a new thread about servicing oil boilers and we can all contribute, that way it would make a better sticky imo

    as compensation, I'll accept a 40e service from an honest plumber to come out to the house and get the spare part for the burner. I'll throw in a cup of tea

    I fixed a tap once, sure how hard can it be?


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    #70
    jimf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭jimf


    clint_silver wrote: »
    as compensation, I'll accept a 40e service from an honest plumber to come out to the house and get the spare part for the burner. I'll throw in a cup of tea

    I fixed a tap once, sure how hard can it be?

    if you expect it to be done for 40e your the one whos going to be handing out the cuddles and kisses me thinks


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    #71
    clint_silver
    Registered Users Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭clint_silver


    jimf wrote: »

    if you expect it to be done for 40e your the one whos going to be handing out the cuddles and kisses me thinks
    :)

    So upon advice I stuck some oil in turned it on and its working!! Zippahhh!
    Now, next problem rad in the kitchen won't heat up. This is a drop down install, where heat comes in goes upstairs and then downstairs and then back around again. Yes, inefficient. Turned off rads upstairs and the kitchen rad heated up so sounds to me like the pump not being strong enough. New pump needed?
    If so, can ye advise what to look for and ball park costs? 3 bed.


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    #72
    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    clint_silver wrote: »
    New pump needed?
    If so, can ye advise what to look for and ball park costs? 3 bed.
    Grundfos 25/60. Cheaper brands available but not worth it.


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    #73
    TPM
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭TPM


    shane0007 wrote: »
    Grundfos 25/60. Cheaper brands available but not worth it.

    I have to say any of the cheap 6m (25/60) pumps I have seen are all rubbish.
    Apart from the failure rate of them they are noisy while they are working, some seem to airlock for fun and some just dont seem to be able to circulate the water


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