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newcastle phill
I may be about to put size nines in my mouth but what about the pipe in the middle facing up?
Think thats just cosmetic, i think the installer was trying to get it past the gutter a little bit so drops of condensation didnt form on it
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Ermintrude
I laugh ha ha it's part of the mi. The case is also cosmetic? Flues not rated for external is they ?
Bit like white bits on vertical flue not supposed to show as not weather tight
Flue is rated for external max of 600mm exposed page 10 of MIs under technical information
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Ermintrude
Still looks gaff like he couldn't manage a tape measure. What's the plume elbow for it's allowed to be within 25mm of soffits
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its allowe 25mm from soffit but they look like open eves to me in which case it needs to be 300 away surely
That was my thought to judging by the rafter tips but its not 100% clear from the angle of the shot. Its got to be a pretty low roof for it to need a cage.
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Pelsey
This worcester junior was installed a yr ago, I noticed this on a service, I started explaining to the customer what was wrong with it and he asked me to leave and said he would keep the window closed and contact the installer straight away.
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Pelsey
It was a service for homeserve so will still get paid even though I couldn't complete the service as he asked me to leave. Paperwork was left, and transco informed.
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Pelsey
Another one found this on a 3 yr old duotech
I put the cover back on that this was the reading in the air intake!
So stripped down the flue and found this as the vertical flue just didn't look right
Turret cracked
Hmmm metal inner on a duotech!
joined to this 90 with a clamp like used on the older se baxis!
You can see the remains of the clamp on the inner section of the 90
i asked who the installer was and he said a local guy who was now dead! I said what of Co poisoning?!
Id'd capped meter and paper work and left. He declined the quote of £270 to correct it saying it was too expensive and the turret was ok and the 90 would be alright to re use also! I'm guessing he put the boiler in himself!
I put the cover back on that this was the reading in the air intake!
So stripped down the flue and found this as the vertical flue just didn't look right
Turret cracked Hmmm metal inner on a duotech!joined to this 90 with a clamp like used on the older se baxis!
You can see the remains of the clamp on the inner section of the 90i asked who the installer was and he said a local guy who was now dead! I said what of Co poisoning?!
Id'd capped meter and paper work and left. He declined the quote of £270 to correct it saying it was too expensive and the turret was ok and the 90 would be alright to re use also! I'm guessing he put the boiler in himself!
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Billy Bob Bob
not as far as i am aware they didn't,and i fitted them from day one always plastic
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Ermintrude
On the cracked turret photo it looked to me like the access pnl had been supplemented with a secondary air supply, like some one had used a twin flue off an old alpha?
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Billy Bob Bob
possible someone told said tard who fitted it alpha and baxi flues the same ,did not differentiate between SE and HE ,little bit of knowledge and said mess is created
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Paulplumb
Sweet skills! Was replacing bog innards but could not resist getting a snap of this masterpiece 🙂
Why o why with a nice finish would somebody do that. They want stringing up by the nads.
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Ch4 plumbing
well what can you say !!!!!!!!!!!
I suppose it could be worse, the hoses could come out of the ceiling.
I suppose it could be worse, the hoses could come out of the ceiling.
That's a beautiful piece of work. Hope that lad wasn't involve in any gas work in the house.
i like the idea with the pin though hehe!
i like the idea with the pin though hehe!
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Some overpaid cretin. Cant stand them. Normally full of gravel water soil or all of the above.
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Ch4 plumbing
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LPC
Almost exactly 1 year ago I reported this to the supplier while doing a LSC at a nearby property. Since then the tenant of the nearby property has also reported it to the supplier as well as the owner of the nearby property.
Yet still, it remains. No doubt being repeatedly driven over ever day. It is by the entrance to a car port below a coach house.
Yet still, it remains. No doubt being repeatedly driven over ever day. It is by the entrance to a car port below a coach house.
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Whyme
@ LPC The gas supplier wont move it. the cust will have to get a box on the wall and pay to connect...I'll bet good money on that..I know suppliers are daft but that must have been on a grass part originally and tarmacked over. doubt they ever fit sunken boxes on drives..
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LPC
Nope, there from new. Houses are only ~15 years old. The ECV lever has been bent and is crushing the anaconda. Everything is rusted to buggery.
Meter is in the direct path of the [tight] entrance to a car port space.
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Whyme
Resolute hit the nail i think. That could well have been a crafty (no off road parking) on the builders part and gas connected before tarmac..If not somebody needs seriously shafting. Like ya say what more can you do than report it. Apart from get somebody to ring and say they think they can smell gas ?..It's a top pic btw.
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Ermintrude
if the wire is to short no point wasting any on the extention wouldnt want to bring it in through the clamps and right place
Went to meet landlord at on of his propertys where about to do up for him bad dry rot outbreak in the middle of the house, just had a quick look at system, full new system going in but some of the bodges in this house... more to come im sure when there uncoverd!
F&E supported by a few paint tins, and rammed right up tight against roof
no need for clips the warning pipe can just run up hill,
cylinders got a good 250mm befor the vent which then runs about 10meters to the next loft with service valves used as cupplings didnt get a picture yet,
and the boilers recently been serviced with no faults ill upload a picture on monday
F&E supported by a few paint tins, and rammed right up tight against roof
no need for clips the warning pipe can just run up hill,
cylinders got a good 250mm befor the vent which then runs about 10meters to the next loft with service valves used as cupplings didnt get a picture yet,
and the boilers recently been serviced with no faults ill upload a picture on monday
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happyflyer
Hmm nice contamination...
Hey guys you are not supposed to drink the hot water, a bit of black sludge give you a nice tan under the shower.
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happyflyer
Had a property many years ago with two supplies, one MP at the front, one LP at the rear. Meter at the front was half buried in the tarmac (no box), old supply at the rear which came across the fields had no meter but was still live to the valve and service pipe was only about 3" below ground. Builder was trying to lay new paths and wanted old service pipe disconnected so phoned up supplier and was told to apply for disconnection (about 6 weeks!!!). Old gas pipe very rusty and not surprisingly found that it was leaking (once given a couple of taps with a spade). Called it in as a leak and 2 hours later it was all disconn'd and everybody happy :grin:
A timer fault I was expecting. A £12k bill he expecting now!
Wasn't aware of this option with keston!
You do get all the good ones guy, what a mess eh
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Ermintrude
So went on a "possible stat" fault. Left with a capped off and fecked off. Keston c25!!!! Heating about 50,000 sq foot. He's now going to be looking about £12k
Latest flue options from keston
Yes through chimney and out of asbestos terminal. At a guess 25m effective length and cannot locate air intake at all.
Latest flue options from keston
Yes through chimney and out of asbestos terminal. At a guess 25m effective length and cannot locate air intake at all.
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newcastle phill
A customer complained about some rads would come on when there’s HW demand. I wonder way!? And it’s not a by-bass going through the floor.
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Mike Jackson
Nice hob installation, the oven was touching the hose.
IMG_20140825_092102355 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
IMG_20140825_092102355 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
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Mike Jackson
Recent unvented installation by a large, well known, national company.
What's that I see between the inlet controls and the cylinder.
IMG_20140902_094359083 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
Oh yes it's an isolating valve. Apart from being very restrictive should it be closed it will isolate the cylinder from the expansion vessel and expansion valve. kaboom.
IMG_20140902_094404727 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
What's that I see between the inlet controls and the cylinder.
IMG_20140902_094359083 by Mike Jackson1, on FlickrOh yes it's an isolating valve. Apart from being very restrictive should it be closed it will isolate the cylinder from the expansion vessel and expansion valve. kaboom.
IMG_20140902_094404727 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
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Kev the gas
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IDCHAPPY
Went to a leaky toilet just. Take your pick of where the leak was.
Was it at the pan connector 😉
Hahaha 🙂 strangely enough. I should have took a picture of the lovely bath they had filled with wet crisps. Place was shocking.
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