Boiler in a church

[Matt06]

Hello, went to look at this the other day There is a badge saying "Ideal Standard No 3 series Vanguard" i cant find any information on this.
Am i correct in thinking this is a coal boiler which has had an oil burner added to it ?
Part of the flue has come apart and cracked in some places, Was thinking of trying to seal them with this
high temp sealant

Here are some pics of the boiler
https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/104536709678635206774/albums/6070167651359733169


Thanks
Matt

 

[Worcester]

You haven't shared publicly that link so we can't see the pictures!

 

[Matt06]

Sorry hopefully this will work

https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/104536709678635206774/albums/6070168695262355857

 

[Dotty]

Pound to a pinch the gaskets are full of asbestos.

Churches are notorious for not wanting to spend money. Time for this one to start thinking about it.

 

[Ermintrude]

Wow! Are all boilers maintained like this ? I've never been godly enough to get near such a heavenly heap. What's that I hear? The chirp chirp of bio mass salesman?

 

[bigads28]

Heavenly father, we are gathered here today to say goodbye to the lump of cast iron that has heated your house since 1963. :aureola:

 

[bright spark]

Croppies right. Most religious crowds are terrible. They expect the boilers to last forever. That 1 is fairly scorched alright. With the flue cracked like that I wouldn't b surprised if the target brick, if it has one is totally disintegrated.

 

[wildcard]

Agree with croppie.The priest normally finds an ex gas engineer in his flock,who along with the choir boys will change it themselves.

 

[MarkOil]

On the plus side, at least it has a decent crossland type filter
Although that boiler would probably burn any old oil and probably has done!
biomass sounds like a good idea Ermintrude, get plenty of RHI on a church I would of thought.

 

[Ray Stafford]

I'm confused by this thread.

How does a boiler get installed in a church? Every time a heating engineer stepped over the thresshold, there would be a clap of thunder, and bolt of lightening, leaving just a pair of snickers boots and a smouldering toolbag.

 

[Dotty]

Apprentices Ray.

We send them in as decoys.

Omnipresent the holy goat might be, sharpest tool in the box he ain't.....

 

[wetdrip]

Having looked at the photgraphs, I've only one thing to say: Jesus!

 

[Grumpy old Plum]

Sorry hopefully this will work

https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/104536709678635206774/albums/6070168695262355857

Hi You should remember any repair or replacement should use approved parts by the manufacture

 

[Millsy 82]

I would of thought a boiler of that age would be loaded with asbestos gaskets and insulation. Best not to touch it.

I went to an old ideal a few years back probably about the same age it was a massive great thing probably twice the size. there was a broom handle onto one of the doors which I moved as we walked in. She said the is a funny smell when the boiler is running. It was too big for me to touch but I said let's fire it up and I will give you a bit of advice. When the boiler fired up the door shot open almost taking off my head (should of realised that's why it was there) then next the room filled with smoke it was one of the flue seals round the back with nothing sealing them. I spoke to ideal about what would be best to do with it and they said turn it off disconnect it and don't touch it as it will be full of asbestos and then went through a list of where there could be asbestos. So beware doing anything on it.

 

[bright spark]

I think that'd b an ideal Britannia boiler. Still a few of them knocking around. Wouldn't like to b paying the fuel bill on them. Believe it or not I replaced d firebox on 1 of them recently