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traceyp1979
traceyp1979 Member Posts: 1
edited December 2023 in Oil Heating

I have a Burnham boiler that is over 15 years old.I was just told by a repair man that the oil pump is bad. He quoted $ to repair it but I am seeing the part online for between $ & $. The estimate seems very high for installation. Can anyone give me any guidance?

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  • Hot_water_fan
    Hot_water_fan Member Posts: 2,037
    Pricing is not allowed. Feel free to contact other contractors. Godspeed! 
    Big Ed_4
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,556
    Tell me. When you have a mechanic replace say a fuel injection pump on your car, do you pay for the part? Or do you also pay for the mechanics knowledge and tools and time to get it properly installed and adjusted?

    An oil pump on a boiler isn't plug and play. It's not an iPump...
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • SuperTech
    SuperTech Member Posts: 2,382
    edited December 2023
    Pricing is a regional thing. Around here some companies charge more than that and some less. It's not a simple parts swap. The pump requires special tools to setup correctly. A combustion analysis with a digital combustion analyzer is required after the new pump is installed. 

    You can buy a steak from a butcher shop for a lot less money than you pay for it at a good restaurant....
  • MikeAmann
    MikeAmann Member Posts: 1,044
    To me, it sounds like this guy wants you to pay for one heck of a steak dinner FOR HIM.
    Get another estimate from someone else.

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