Cost of replacing ballcock.

billgibney

I was looking for a price to replace an old ballcock in the attic tank,

Plumber came out and said I'd need a new lever valve as well, he's quoted over €500 for replacing both.

Seems outrageous or is that the rate now.

Rows Grower

Less than 20 euro for both parts, 15 minute job.

Tefral

Wow thats outragious. €250 is the max id give him.

He would be in and out in an hour tops. including the usual 5mins of bullshit talk at the start.

Measure the Diameter of the pipe and go to a plumbing wholesalers and tell them you need the below:

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/midbrass-brass-part-1-float-valve-1-2-/810hk

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/flomasta-round-ball-float-110mm/350fy

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/lever-ball-valve-red-blue-15mm/8247v

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/ptfe-tape-12m-x-12mm/76841

Thats all you need OP. Kill the water going into the house and you could do it yourself in an hour.

Sleeper12

€250 is a fair price by todays standards but for €500 I'd be looking for the tank itself replaced also.

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120638780#Comment_120638780

Agreed on all fronts, that is unless there is a hidden pricing factor here which we are not aware of.

billgibney

Nothing hidden

Tefral

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120638915#Comment_120638915

Yeah thats mad money.

Source:

I am a Mechanical and Electrical Quantity Surveyor

dzer2

It's the know how he is charging for plus he is draining the tank to work over the water. It could take 2 hours to refill and make sure there's no overflow or leak.

Con now its ripoff Ireland ome

landofthetree

Learn to do it yourself. It's pretty straight forward if you are anyway good at DIY.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WuC9uaPzneM&pp=ygUgcmVwbGFjaW5nIGJhbGxjb2NrIGluIHdhdGVyIHRhbms%3D

Sleepy

Did it myself about 4 months ago. Watched a few youtube videos, shut off the water and fitted a new ballcock which was about €15 in heat merchants. Job was done in about 20 minutes, left the attic hatch open for a few hours so I could hear if the flow was going or not. Job done.

Lenar3556

The tank wouldn’t normally need to be drained to replace a ball cock.

Is there another issue that is being addressed at the same time?

cute geoge

Mad money or diy job but give yourself 3 or 4 hours ,riping old fittings have a habit of not sealing aterwards and leave a drip .

What I would do is rip the ball cock in half and just use half of the exact same new one ,job done and no fear of leaks ,there is a red o ring in the joint of the ball cock just make sure this is intact

Tefral

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120639561#Comment_120639561

Id say thats the lever valve thats causing him to have to drain the tank

tayto lover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058297890/cost-of-replacing-ballcock

Ditch that robbing b**. Conman.

Sleeper12

Most plumbers wouldn't drain the tank to replace a valve. They would usually plug the outlet from the tank.

Lenar3556

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120640572#Comment_120640572

Risky interfering with old pipework on a tank in an attic just depending on a plug.

dunnerc

It is indeed , shocking really

Jinglejangle69

Here’s an idea.

If you don’t think it’s worth paying €500 then don’t get him to do that job.

I know, genius ay.

billgibney

Did you go to school to learn to be an arsehole or is it all natural?

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