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  1. moonlight

    Is there a seperate certificate, for a gas fire.

    I have never needed to do one. My customer had her boiler and fire serviced. I failed the gas fire as it was spilling. I said it could be cobwebs. She has now had the chimney cleaned. I have been back refitted the fire and tested. Passed both tests. Do I re-issue a cp12? or is there another form...
  2. D

    CO results for inset fire

    Our CO alarms went off the other day. I did all the tests in manafacters instructions plus a few more to ensure fire is safe to use. I conducted a combustion gas analysis and it threw up a surprising result. CO2 6.0 Co 350 Ratio 0.0065 Now I would not usually feel happy about leaving this...
  3. moonlight

    Safety Check on a Coalbrookdale fire?

    Has anyone recently done a LGSC at a house with a Coalbrookdale fire in it? What did you test? I know its not a gas appliance but it still burns solid fuel and produces CO2. Any insight would be good. Thanks.
  4. S

    Boiler won’t fire on H/W

    Vaillant Turbomax VUW 242E. Fires fine on heating, turn on hot tap and burner goes out. So it’s recognising there’s s call for h/w. Could this be the diverter valve or more likely the micro switch? Hot water is achieved with heating on apparently. Anyway to check the diverter on this boiler?
  5. L

    Flue lining for gas fire

    Dear all, My wife and I are replacing a woodburner with a gas fire. It's a long story but the woodburner was a bad idea. We have used the woodburner for only 4-5 months (one winter). Now that we are having the gas fire fitted, the engineer says that we need a new chimney lining because it's...
  6. R

    Removed radiator - now boiler will not fire

    Good afternoon, Apologies if this has been asked/answered else ware - I have had a thorough search but just not quite found the answer! I removed a radiator at the weekend - by shutting off the mains water, turning off each valve, removing the radiator and then draining each side of the...
  7. F

    Open fire Back boiler and Combi boiler

    Hi We got an older not to energy efficient oil boiler camray 5 util with an open fire back boiler fitted as our central heating and hot water supply. there are storage tanks for hot and cold water. We would like to take the old boiler out and have new Combi boiler fitter doing away with the...
  8. Tschaka

    Extractor fan vs gas fire

    Hello to all Gas Safe Engineers. Our kitchen extractor fan is affecting the updraft of our gas fire stove. Our engineer disconnected it and told us to clean the chimney and install extra ventilation in our lounge. We did this but it is still a problem. The engineer has suggested we contact...
  9. A

    Gas fire chimney cap too small

    Hi, our builder recently fitted some clay drop-in chimney covers for our dripping chimneys and one of them was for a gas fire. The first two are regular 205mm ventilated caps but the spigot for the clay drop-in GC5 he used for the gas, in my option, is too small at just 170mm externally and...
  10. P

    Baxi Bermuda 551 fire front

    Hi all My baxi Bermuda 551 has no fire front at the moment and I need to get one otherwise it'll keep being regarded as at risk I believe. If anyone knows of any or has one going spare or knows of any other fire front that will fit please can you let me know. I know they are hard to find but...
  11. T

    Can I box a back boiler/gas fire into a cupboard?

    Hello I've had a google around but haven't found anything that suits my situation. I have an old back boiler (complete with a typical lovely eyesore 80's gas fire) in the chimney breast in my kitchen that used to be a dining room. The gas fire part of it is never used. Obviously it's massively...
  12. E

    Help Identifying Gas Fire

    Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong place for this question - I couldn't find another forum relating to gas fires. I am currently training to become a Gas Safe Registered engineer and am out with a mentor building a portfolio of evidence (yesterday being my first day out). One of yeserday's...
  13. V

    Ways to cap a gas fire

    Good afternoon I wonder if someone could help? How many ways are there to cap a gas fire? My assumption was just 1 - To remove the pipe running to the fire. I recently been told there is actually a few ways. Is this right?
  14. T

    Gas fire with gap at the top

    Hi, Selling my house so got a chap round to do the gas safe certs on the boilers, all fine. He is a look at the fire but wasn't sure on the look of it. It passed all the tests he did but he said he didn't do enough fires to be able to sign it off with what he saw. I have the installation...
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  15. Gazzt

    London tower block fire

    What a tradgity, those poor poeple caught up in that fire. It was terrifying how quickly the fire went through that building. My tboughts and prayers go out to the people of london who have gone through terrible suffering.
  16. C

    Fuel Effect Ltd Hotbox fire

    Hi, I have a Hot Box Fire by Fuel Effect Ltd who I understand have gone into liquidation. I need to locate a manual as I need to know how to put the pebbles in correctly. I cannot find one on line. Can anyone help me. thanks.
  17. C

    Fuel Effect Ltd Hotbox fire

    Hi, I have a Hot Box Fire by Fuel Effect Ltd who I understand have gone into liquidation. I need to locate a manual as I need to know how to put the pebbles in correctly. I cannot find one on line. Can anyone help me. thanks.
  18. O

    Fire place - just wondering what you think

    hello fuys, My parents in law have got a fire place and I was wondering what you think about this ? Would you consider it dangerous apparently they let it check once a year. Any recommendations ?
  19. sammathias

    Gas fire identification???

    Wondering if anyone can identify the make of this fire?? Think its stovax but cant find any M.I for it for the coal layout? Any ideas?
  20. D

    Kinder Oasis remote controlled Gas Fire

    I recently moved house and took my kinder oasis remote controlled gas fire with me as it was an expensive purchase at the time and it worked perfectly in my previous home. It has stood for a number of months as I needed to have work done on the fire place to accommodate the fire and then I paid...

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