Repair-or-replace cost worksheet

Compare the upfront cost of a repair with a replacement, using the quotes and extra charges you have actually identified. Record what each option includes and the usable months you are assuming. This turns the comparison into an explicit scenario rather than a prediction of how long either item will last.

Keep the practical decision alongside the numbers: time without the item, compatibility, installation, warranty wording and any unresolved safety question. The worksheet provides no repair steps or automatic recommendation. If suitability needs a professional assessment, record that as a requirement before relying on the cost comparison.

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This tool does not save your entries automatically. Download a copy to keep your work, and clear the worksheet on a shared device before leaving. Do not enter passwords, account numbers or other sensitive personal information.

Item and assessment

Record what you observed and what a relevant professional or supplier has actually confirmed.

Item and exact model

Observed issue, without a diagnosis

Professional assessment or unresolved safety question

Quote or assessment source and date

Repair scenario

Enter the complete upfront repair quote and any separate required costs.

Repair quote including parts and labour, GBP

Other upfront repair costs, GBP

Include transport or other required charges once.

Assumed usable months after repair

This is your scenario assumption, not a forecast.

Quote exclusions, source, date and usable-month assumption

Replacement scenario

Include delivery, installation and disposal in other upfront costs where they apply.

Replacement price, GBP

Other upfront replacement costs, GBP

Assumed usable months for replacement

This is your scenario assumption, not a forecast.

Source, date, exclusions and usable-month assumption

Decision questions

Compare non-cost requirements separately.

Downtime, support, warranty, fit and running costs to investigate

Facts or assessments still needed

Provisional next step

Using your worksheet

Check which upfront charges each quote includes to avoid omissions or double counting.
Record why you chose each usable-month assumption; change it to see how sensitive the comparison is.
Compare running costs, suitability and professional advice separately because they are not part of this upfront-cost calculation.

Assumptions and limits

Only the entered upfront costs are calculated; no running-cost savings or resale value are assumed.

Usable life is a user-entered scenario, not a reliability forecast.

No diagnosis, dismantling, repair or electrical instructions are provided.