Worried can somebody advise ????

hammers4spanner · May 19, 2015

If this is for a landlord then i would assume they have a working carbon monoxide alarm?

If this was a case then alarm would go off, i have been to a rental property in the past when a similar incident occurred. No flue in boiler windows frosted over quick sharp , tenants complained of headaches all the time. You would notice this mate don't really miss a flue hanging out the wall !!!!

someone has it in for you maybe trying to grab this agent off you???

Riley · May 19, 2015

If I'm honest he can have em I was only really keeping them on out of loyalty as they helped me out when I went solo. I'm just really not sure what the landlord is trying to achieve though

hammers4spanner · May 19, 2015

Could be anything really wouldn't trust anyone ,

I was recommended by a friend to look at a boiler on new build for his mate , house was about 3 years old and on servicing it i noticed that the flue was not joined correctly ( ideal boiler) AR'd it went to turn it off and she never allowed. Got her to sign paperwork that she wanted it left on ,few weeks later got a call saying i had endangered her family by leaving her boiler on and wanted compo!!!

Nah love you have signed paperwork saying you want it left on .Found out back through my mate that the boiler had been duff since they moved in and been trying to sue everyone to get new one .

So god knows what the motive is

Riley · May 19, 2015

That's my problem. Too trusting. So when something like this crops up it makes you angry and worried in equal measure

LPC · May 19, 2015

buckley plumb said:
A gas cert is like a car mot only says what boiler was like on the day. there

The answer. As soon as you leave, who knows what could happen.

oz-plumber · May 19, 2015

Hi Riley,

I'll give you some advice, from personal experience ( numerous personal experiences )

It is up to the landlord and plumber to prove allegations against you.
It is not up to you to defend yourself against allegations being made towards you without proof.

Get them to prove the flue was not connected at the time you did your work.
Get them to prove that you were incompetent.
Get the Plumber to prove that all the defects that he found, were caused by you or were not found by you, due to your negligence.

Don't have any further contact with the other team.

Generally, in these situations, the people making the allegations cannot prove what they are claiming.
They are waiting for you to falter or 'cave in' to prove their case.

Keep your chin up!!!!!

Riley · May 19, 2015

Cheers Oz it does sound a lot simpler when you put it like that

oz-plumber · May 19, 2015

It's as simple as it gets Riley.

'Innocent until proven Guilty'

It is not for you to prove you are innocent - its for them to prove you are guilty.

Just don't do anything that will assist them in proving your guilt.
So just keep your trap shut, your head high and move on.

The more you get involved with the situation, the more you will be assisting them in their proof of your guilt.

Don't second guess yourself, don't assist them.

Just state that 'you stand by your report and when you did the job everything was fine.'
Leave it at that and get them to prove otherwise.