Blowback damage/explosion risk

[Riley]

Then you have two choices. You cut your losses and move on or you consult a solicitor and have a letter drawn up re withheld monies owing as there has been nothing official to back up your LL holding the money

 

[Chalked]

You shouldn’t have blocked the flue. But I can’t see how it would cause £1000 of damage.
There would have been a lot of soot inside to clean out and the rug might have set on fire. It could have blown a flue seal.
Sounds like your landlord is charging you the full deposit. Only way he can do this is with proper invoices. If he can’t supply the invoice and report, then you have a case.
I would ask for these, stating if he doesn’t. You will be contacting your solicitor.

 

[Peter79]

You shouldn’t have blocked the flue. But I can’t see how it would cause £1000 of damage.
There would have been a lot of soot inside to clean out and the rug might have set on fire. It could have blown a flue seal.
Sounds like your landlord is charging you the full deposit. Only way he can do this is with proper invoices. If he can’t supply the invoice and report, then you have a case.
I would ask for these, stating if he doesn’t. You will be contacting your solicitor.

Interesting. Could it cause explosion as he claims?

 

[Scott_D]

He might claim you sabotaged it

 

[Peter79]

He might claim you sabotaged it

Wouldn't he need a proof of me actually having a good reason to do it? Like disputes. I have always been good tenant, no problems ever.

 

[Riley]

I’m not sure what you really Want us to say my friend. No one on here is going to say you are completely in the right go after your landlord. You’re in the wrong safety wise. He’s in the wrong in terms of procedure

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Wouldn't he need a proof of me actually having a good reason to do it? Like disputes. I have always been good tenant, no problems ever.

So you didn’t put rags in the heater ?

 

[Peter79]

So you didn’t put rags in the heater ?

If he was to follow procedure and told me he is coming to do work on the heater I would have removed it. Its not like I returned his property with rug in a flange. I was still a tenant and no one else had access to the property.

 

[SimonG]

Stop feckin about on an Internet forum and put your efforts into a legal offensive.

All I'm getting from your posts is clutching at straws.

You had blocked the flue because of a draught. You are liable.
You forgot to remove blockage. You are liable.
The landlord accessed the property after you had moved out but are still the tenant. Depends what it says in the agreement.

 

[Riley]

Yes but it’s tit for tat you shouldn’t have meddled with an appliance you were neither allowed or competent to work on

 

[Millsy 82]

1) who disconnected the boiler?
2) if you have been in the unit with it disconnected what about the last 2 safety checks?
3) you say you disconnected the flue then put the bag of rags in did you put the flue back on?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

If he was to follow procedure and told me he is coming to do work on the heater I would have removed it. Its not like I returned his property with rug in a flange. I was still a tenant and no one else had access to the property.

So you would of put the heater back together when you left and made sure it was safe by employing an oftec engy to make sure it was safe ?

 

[Peter79]

1) who disconnected the boiler?
2) if you have been in the unit with it disconnected what about the last 2 safety checks?
3) you say you disconnected the flue then put the bag of rags in did you put the flue back on?

It was disconnected when we moved in. I didn't get certificate with my lease documents. I don't know if landlords keeps them or I get a copy too. Last year no one came in to do any checks.
We had to put flu back and connect it to the flange, otherwise it would drop on the floor.

 

[Riley]

I know the LL has done things wrong but all I’m hearing here is someone tampering with a combustion appliance

 

[Peter79]

So you would of put the heater back together when you left and made sure it was safe by employing an oftec engy to make sure it was safe ?

Would remove it, its obvious, but why call anyone if heater is disconnected from power and oil supply thus not operational. We still had some property inside the property.

 

[Riley]

You have no recourse really you bunged it up. BUT you do have the right to pay a fair price IF damage was caused. Get an invoice or send a solicitors letter to your LL

 

[Peter79]

You have no recourse really you bunged it up. BUT you do have the right to pay a fair price IF damage was caused. Get an invoice or send a solicitors letter to your LL

I already told him I will pay for damages, so its not like I have no recourse. Problem is that landlord is refusing to come clean on the cost, so I don't know how much it is. According to him he already spent 500+vat and still waiting for more parts 4 months after the incident.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Would remove it, its obvious, but why call anyone if heater is disconnected from power and oil supply thus not operational. We still had some property inside the property.

Well he’s fired it up so can’t be that much disconnected

 

[Riley]

This is where I’m saying. Get a letter drawn up. Say if he will not provide you with costing then you will be seeking to get an independent assessment carried out of the works involved to find a “fair” total

 

[Peter79]

Well he’s fired it up so can’t be that much disconnected

Well he got an engineer to do it, so no surprise. Average Joe would not know how to connect this things don't you think.