Potterton netaheat 10/16 removal

[jonny5isalive]

Hi i have a couple of these that need removing. Anyone any experience of how to go about it. Depending on the age they may contain asbestos in the combustion chamber seals and i cant really check the age without taking the front off. Im loath to take the front off if theres asbestos risk. Ive rung potterton and theres no recommended procedure ir protocol to follow. They were pretty poor for advice to be honest. Do i need a specialist contractor to take them off the wall and dispose of them? Thanks jon

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

You can take the case off without disturbing the asbestos. Have a spray bottle of water ready and damp it all down. afaik its all unlicensed stuff so just use all your ppe, double bag the rope seals and damp everything down

 

[jonny5isalive]

Thanks

 

[AWheating]

follow the hse's advise leaflets, they advise the use of plastic sheeting and an asbestos vac etc..... i normally just drain down, disconnect and call a company in. Some of these boilers have an asbestos seal at the back of the boiler that fall apart when they come off the wall.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a25.pdf
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a31.pdf
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a32.pdf

follow these and you will cover yourself.

 

[jonny5isalive]

Thanks ill read those tonight

 

[DaveTidy]

The procesdure is to disconnect all supplies e.g. gas, water (ch) and electrics as all can be completed without the need to remove the main combustion chamber.

Call an asbestos removal company (they can quote the customer on removal costs), a link can be found for your local area on this page.

We usually supply a manufacturers instructions for the appliance so the asbestos removal team know how to remove the boiler from its bracket.

Here is a link to a 10/16 on the net.

You are not meant to remove any yourself now even though people still do as they confuse damping down with being qualified and leaving a clean air certificate.

 

[DaveTidy]

Just to confirm the previous post, the HSE sheets stipulate 'H' type vacs which is why we don't normally do it as it's not just about damping down but constantly applying an air flow to the vac to remove any stray particles that won't always be on the gasket, could be anywhere within the boiler assembly.

 

[Whyme]

Neta heats do have asbestos seals so be careful.

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

The procesdure is to disconnect all supplies e.g. gas, water (ch) and electrics as all can be completed without the need to remove the main combustion chamber.

Call an asbestos removal company (they can quote the customer on removal costs), a link can be found for your local area on this page.

We usually supply a manufacturers instructions for the appliance so the asbestos removal team know how to remove the boiler from its bracket.

Here is a link to a 10/16 on the net.

You are not meant to remove any yourself now even though people still do as they confuse damping down with being qualified and leaving a clean air certificate.

So whats the difference between licensed and un-licensed work?

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

DaveTidy avail yourself of the facts before you accuse others of

"even though people still do as they confuse damping down with being qualified and leaving a clean air certificate."

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a25.pdf