How Much Does It Cost To Replace a Hot Water Cylinder?



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Cost to Replace a Hot Water Cylinder



job

Description
Labour
1Replacing “like for like” (or near as damn it) a factory insulated standard copper cylinder. That’s 1 day for one man including incidental fittings
£250

Plus materials etc. for the above
£175
2Upgrading to an all singing etc stainless, unvented, insulated, pressurised cylinder and saying goodbye to the loft tank. This will take 2 tradesmen a day, inc. their incidental fittings.
£600

Plus materials etc. for the above
£1100


“Labour” at £175 a day (tradesman) £100 (labourer), includes incidental fixings etc. and tipping. “Materials” if mentioned, are larger things (a boiler) and stuff only you can choose (tiles etc).  Also VAT must be added all round.

Information Sheet on Fitting a Hot Water Cylinder


There is a lot of technical info. relevant to cylinders. Not only do they come in 20 odd different sizes, but the metal they are made from comes in different thicknesses and can be copper or stainless steel. They can be direct, indirect, vented or unvented, and can cost from £120 to £2000!
There is no way I’m going to start educating you in the differences. I’m assuming here that you don’t want to redesign the way your hot water is delivered but simply want a new cylinder because yours needs changing.

It might be worth getting a plumber to explain the differences to you. If you are changing the cylinder anyway, now is the time to at least consider the alternatives!

What you must do with your new cylinder is get one that is large enough for your requirements and has as much insulation as possible. Standard copper ones come with 25mm of spray foam insulation, we don’t think that’s enough!

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