condensation on flue cage

[sheff paul]

Fitted an 831 the other day,called back to finish and the custard was a bit alarmed to have drops of condensation forming on the flue cage,as an icy blast of wind roared up the passage way direct from Newyork..

 

[Roger Welton]

Nice icicles when it gets cold

 

[lame plumber]

basket was there to prevent burns originally, why bother with a condensing boiler?

 

[SimonG]

Totally agree, but the regs say otherwise.

 

[lame plumber]

still, it will have fallen off after a year of corrosive steam

 

[SimonG]

I thought thats why they started to make them out of plastic

 

[lame plumber]

cost more than rusty ones

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

basket was there to prevent burns originally, why bother with a condensing boiler?

Also to protect terminal from being bashed

 

[stevetheplumber]

stops kids shoving all manner of crap down the flue lolly sticks seem to be the favorite

 

[AlexGas]

Also, if there are any trees nearby, the guard helps to stop some leafs going inside the flue and a boiler.

 

[sheff paul]

From BS:

Where any terminal or air inlet is accessible from ground level or if it
could be subject to damage, it shall be fitted with a protective guard. In
the absence of any specific instruction from the manufacturer, a
suitable guard shall be provided whenever a terminal or air inlet is fitted
less than 2.0 m above ground, above a balcony or above a flat roof to
which people have access. The dimensions of the guard shall be such
that, when fitted in accordance with the appliance manufacturer’s
instructions, no part of the guard shall be less than 50 mm from any part
of the terminal or air inlet (not including any wall plate). The guard shall
not have any sharp edges likely to cause injury nor shall any opening
permit the entry of a ball of 16 mm diameter when applied with a force
of 5 N.

yes we can all read the 'regs',but when the condensation drips from the terminal and stains the brickwork and a 8 grand drive way,top end job,in a good area,no vandal risk,or vagrant kids stuffing crap down it.The regs ought to be changed,are they wrote by the same fool who stopped us fitting unvented HW until the mid 80's,while the rest of the world took advantage of an English invention?

 

[AlexGas]

yes we can all read the 'regs',but when the condensation drips from the terminal and stains the brickwork and a 8 grand drive way,top end job,in a good area,no vandal risk,or vagrant kids stuffing crap down it.The regs ought to be changed,are they wrote by the same fool who stopped us fitting unvented HW until the mid 80's,while the rest of the world took advantage of an English invention?

I take, it you are not having a good day… OK, let’s not read any regs by some fool. What are we gonna do about it? Keep our heads down and still follow the regs by some fool?