DFE Ventilation

[jaydebruyne]

I know DFEs under 20kW have 100cm2 vents, if a DFE is 25kW, would you just put in another 135cm2 vent as you would with 2 DFEs?

Had a fire today that I had to cap off as the flame was about a foot and a half high and coming through the fire guard and no ventilation - it also had no gas valve, literally just a tap to open the gas and ran at 25kW - hence my question.

 

[newcastle phill]

Ive never seen one anywhere near those Kws lol.
Just little paltry ones up newcastle

 

[hammers4spanner]

Ive never seen one anywhere near those Kws lol.
Just little paltry ones up newcastle

Must have been an incinerator lol

 

[dancinplumba]

Is that in someones house ? wow

 

[newcastle phill]

Are you sure you werent at the crematorium lol

 

[jaydebruyne]

Lol that's what I thought when I switched it on haha but no it was like an effing pyrotechnic display in their lounge

 

[jaydebruyne]

And while doing the meter tests, I stumbled upon this little fella.. After googling it turns out its a false widow poisonous spider!!!!!

 

[dancinplumba]

blow torch it !!!

 

[jaydebruyne]

blow torch it !!!

Next to a gas meter? Lol the web is really different to normal spiders, a lot tougher.. Little fecker kept looking at me - a year ago I would have run home crying! Now I just mess myself... Haha

 

[lame plumber]

kills the poor lickle spider and checks for gas leaks in one fell swoop, easy peasy

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

blow torch it !!!

with the gas on using oxy acetylene fully cook the little bastid

 

[jaydebruyne]

Hopefully now I let it live I'll have good spidy karma and all his brethren will leave me be for-evvvv-errrr

 

[newcastle phill]

Youll only go back next year and all theyll find is a pair of steel toe capped boots near the meter box and a manometer hose sticking out of its gob.

Kill kill kiiiillllllllll

 

[plumben]

Undo the union leave the blow torch on full wack and drive away quickly, Kill it and any others in the street!

I don't think I've ever seen a gas fire over 6kw

 

[jaydebruyne]

Literally the flames were going into the chimney..

 

[Millsy 82]

And while doing the meter tests, I stumbled upon this little fella.. After googling it turns out its a false widow poisonous spider!!!!!

Just wear gloves and shoo him away.

I can't stand spiders but wouldn't kill one unless it was climbing over me then it's only self defence whilst running around screaming!

 

[Millsy 82]

I know DFEs under 20kW have 100cm2 vents, if a DFE is 25kW, would you just put in another 135cm2 vent as you would with 2 DFEs?

Had a fire today that I had to cap off as the flame was about a foot and a half high and coming through the fire guard and no ventilation - it also had no gas valve, literally just a tap to open the gas and ran at 25kW - hence my question.

I would be recommending a new fire to them. That one must be a gas guzzler and also must be ancient! I've only come across 1 gas fire with no gas valve or controls and it was installed in the 60's.

 

[TFGplumbing]

I can't stand spiders but wouldn't kill one!

What do you mean? its you or them

 

[jtsplumbing]

25Kw DFE never seen one with that output, what make was it ? & what size gas supply, don't know about flames going into chimney, they must have been coming out the top ! Bet they had horrendous gas bills !!

 

[jtsplumbing]

What do you mean? its you or them

He's a Buddhist !