Gap around the hole flue exit

[K1100490]

Hello there

Quick question: I have installed a new boiler today. The engineer is foing ro back tomorrow.

The boiler is in the conservatory mounted on the wall. The flue pipes exit from top of the boiler through a round hole to outside the house.

There is a big gap around the hole and wondering if this is how it should be or should I ask him to plug the gap?

Also he has installed the gas pipe (gas meter to boiler) outside the house. Should I ask him to insulate or any put something on to protect from any kind of damage?

Thank you.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Any pictures of the boiler and hole ?

 

[K1100490]

Hi Shaun please see attached

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Nothing attached that I can see ?

 

[K1100490]

Sorry try now...I am using my phone to upload

 

[ShaunCorbs]

And outside ?

 

[king of pipes]

Sure he will sort it out just let him finish off .

 

[Scott_D]

Gas pipes dont need insulation, just clipped and secure

 

[OP123456]

Thanks all.

Just waiting for the engineer to turn up now.

I haven't been outside yet to see how it looks - but I can see neighbours house through the hole from mine!
I will flag that up with him.

Also I have noticed there is water on the floor boards under the kitchen sink. This only started yesterday. The cabinet does not have leak in it so I am not sure what he did yesterday for this leak to appear - Any ideas?

Thank you

 

[K1100490]

Thanks all,

I am waiting for the engineer to turn up.

I haven't been outside yet but I can see the neighbors house from inside and will flag that with him.

Also I have noticed there is a leak under the kitchen sink and only started yesterday. There is no water within the cabinet itself so I am not sure where the leak is coming from. Any ideas?

 

[K1100490]

The engineer has turned up.

He is going to look at the flue exit.

I raised about the water leak - I changed from a standard system to combi boiler.

He says that it is because of the water pressure has changed that has caused the problem and he is going to try and fix the pipe issue under the sink.

I am also noticing the toilet tank pours in real fast. I am slightly worried that pipe inside might have burst somewere. He says if there is a problem we would notice it by now but then again there is a chance that there may be problem that could come up in future. I am not really sure what to do? I am clinging on to the hope I have house insurance so incase if the pipe burst in future inside that walls I could just use that. Any advise you can give me please?

 

[snowhead]

Has the whole house, probably excluding the kitchen tap which should already have been mains, been changed from tank supply to mains?
If so and if the toilet(s) was previously on a tanked supply it will now most likely need a restrictor in the inlet pipe.

 

[oz-plumber]

It may be beneficial that you wait until the job is complete before you start flagging these items with us.

For most people here, we know that things don't get done in a day and leave things to the next day.

I'm not sure where you are coming from or what your motives are, but coming onto a forum with nitpicking issues, prior to a job being completed, leave me wondering.

As for the leak, I doubt it is an issue with the hole left around the flue on an incomplete installation.

But wherever its coming from, if it not visible inside the cupboard, the cupboard will have to be removed.

 

[K1100490]

Hi all, thank you for your response. I just wanted to get advise from the experts as a secondary opinion for the job that was being done by my engineer. I have no motives expect that I just want to make sure that I am not being fooled and not very technical when it comes to this type of things. It has costed me £3000 to have this installed which is a big amount for me so wanted the job to be completed so no issues leading to further costs.

The leak under the sink was identified by engineer. It was to do with high pressure from the main supply and the pipes started to drip. He has tightened something on the pipe and not seen the leak after that today. The gap around the flue exits was also sealed by the engineer - the boiler outlook doesn't look presentable as the previous ones was inside the cupboard and due to the size of the new boiler the cupboard had to be replaced which is understandable.

The main thing that concerns me is the water pressure from the mains to the pipes with the new setup means there could potentially be a leak in the future or even may be now inside the wall. The engineer has said that this can't be guaranteed but it is unlikely to happen.

My engineer was fantastic with his work overall, finished the job as best as he could or atleast is what I think now.

 

[king of pipes]

You need to take a chill pill bud it's not unusual to get a few teething problems when changing a system over , we would only be guessing as to what the leak relates to ? but it will be corrected the toilet inlet valve will need a restrictor to slow down the water entering the cistern. Kop