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hi all i have been called out to do a landlord certificate in a flat. Upon lowering the control panel (ideal isar 35he) there was a electrical short (still yet to be found) and the boiler went dead. Unfortunatly this short has blown the PCB. My question is would it be right to charge the...

Hey, I'm a relatively new plumber and wondered how much to charge for fitting an upstairs bath, toilet and sink and a downstairs sink and toilet. I've been to see the customers and they are completely happy with me being quite a new plumber so that isn't a problem. However (and they are...

Hi guys, been mulling over a job for the last week or so and not sure how much to charge. takin out an old floor standing ideal thing which is located in the kitchen to put a new combi (halstead dimplex i beleive,38kw, are these anygood...never seen one before!) in the airing cupboard in the...

Hi' I'm a plumber who always worked for big companies so I'm not good with prcing private jobs. I just got a private job where customer says he has two leaks on two seprate radiotors, he want to fix them and change valve to TRV's. No boiler, F&E tank which takes longer to drain. How much should...

Folks, A strange problem so any guidance would be mucho appreciated. I have a heat only Ideal Icos 24, installed approx 36 months ago which is used to charge the Thermal store. The issue I have is that when the boiler is asked to heat the store, either through CH just starting or HW...

Hi all, I wonder if you can help me. I'm fairly new to the plumbing game and I'm finding it difficult to price work. Here's the scenario: I need to install 2 new rads in 2 rooms upstairs. The room was at one stage one big room and has a stud wall now dividing it. The work would involve teeing...

HI guys, I have been asked to give a day rate for a contract that i may get, doing plumbing work for a guy that renovates houses. I normall charge £35 per hourbut i guess £ 300 is a bit much per day, any ideas, never been asked this one before. martin

ive only recently got my gas safe and am wondering what the going rate for a boiler change (labour only)? thanks in advance.

Phone rings"Hi can I help?" "Yes please,my heating doesn't work,we are cold and we have no hot water,but we can hear a terrible bubbling sound from the pipes in the airing cupboard " "No probs you're only 5 miles from me,I'll be there within the hour" Turn up,workout the system,put a motorised...

Having spent my huge two year Plumbing career working on price for a firm, I don't know how to price my own job up. My mate has asked me to price up a job for a friend of his. He wants me to fit a bath screen and a Bath Shower Mixer. How much should I charge him?

Hello, Im moving into wet central heating, and dont have a clue as to what to charge- ive been asked to install+ commission 4 unvented cylinders-a conversion project to flats,but clients plumber doesnt have unvented G3,which I have-its in London area. Any help appreciated-also,if there is a...

Recently installed a Vaillant ecotec plus 937 (much prefer a WB) charged client £1000 labour 2 installers - started Saturday 8am finished 7.30pm and sunday 8.30am till 12.30pm. Straight forward installation aapproxrepositioned 1 meter from original place of the existing combi. Ssentinelx800...

I'm interested to know other plumbers takes on this. I visited a customers house to change a bath mixer tap the other day. No service valves on taps so I had to shut off the cold water system (combi boiler system). Went to the internal stopcock, turned it off (so I thought) water was still...

hi all, i have just repaired a dripping tap and also tightened a tap back nut. how much should i charge? i have never done such a small job before and i think charging half a day for less than an hours work is abit unfair to the customer. my plumber mate said he would normally charge about...