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shirt

Original Poster:

23,491 posts

208 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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turns out that dripping voice i've been hearing every time i go in the maids room is a failed hot water heater. water is pissing down from a spot about halfway up the casing. reckon this month's dewa bill is going to be a large one, but at least a handily placed drain beneath it stopped the place from flooding.

just about cleaned up [all my hifi & tv packing boxes rotted through hand as well as a guitar case, water and mould everywhere] and now need someone to come and sort it all out. any ideas or recommendations?


TNW

536 posts

209 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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I used MPlus to swap mine out. To be fair, they did a pretty good job. I don't think they can be repaired once the inside has cracked.

http://www.mplus.ae/home-maintenance

Chessers

745 posts

219 months

Thursday 30th October 2014
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Same here, M-Plus did my bathroom heater. Good job and no problems since (about a year ago now).

Actually turned up with tools as well!

K50 DEL

9,353 posts

235 months

Thursday 30th October 2014
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M+ is the defult answer (they're who I used as well) but I was reading another Dubai based forum the other day and a poster on there said that he took the brand name off the existing heater, googled for their agent in DXB, called them direct and they came and fitted a replacement for less than half the M+ quote he had..... I'll certainly be trying that next time!

shirt

Original Poster:

23,491 posts

208 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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how much did you pay?

big thanks to jase who sorted me out via one of his suppliers. the guys are here now fitting an identical unit [ariston 150l] for 1650 dhs

K50 DEL

9,353 posts

235 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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M+ charged 850aed to change it, though i don't remember the size or make and my landlady paid of course.

shirt

Original Poster:

23,491 posts

208 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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yeah landlord is paying.

850 sounds way too cheap, especially given the size of your place.

K50 DEL

9,353 posts

235 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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shirt said:
yeah landlord is paying.

850 sounds way too cheap, especially given the size of your place.
It was only a little water heater though, above the bath in the master en-suite so I thought that was about right to be honest - it was inline with what colleagues told me it should be at least.

shirt

Original Poster:

23,491 posts

208 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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ah ok, this does the entire apartment. i had assumed i was paying cost and no labour from what jase told me.