HALL of SHAME PHOTo`s

[Barry98]

I know we all come across them but thought we could stick them all in one thread for everyone to see.

my first of many , was in a church hall and this was someones idea of capping the gas off.

 

[TomLane]

Antipodean flue

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

Antipodean flue

Whats wrong with it?

 

[newcastle phill]

^ lol

 

[bassmonster]

Whats wrong with it?

No heat shield me thinks....

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

Dont think that boiler needs one, just 25mm from eaves if memory serves

 

[rpm]

I may be about to put size nines in my mouth but what about the pipe in the middle facing up?

 

[Ermintrude]

It's a bit longer than the mi shows you to fix it. Ie rubber collar half way into next week.

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

I may be about to put size nines in my mouth but what about the pipe in the middle facing up?

Thats the exhaust so condense is running down there anyway so a bit of rain wont hurt

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

It's a bit longer than the mi shows you to fix it. Ie rubber collar half way into next week.

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

 

[Ermintrude]

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

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

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

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

 

[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

 

[stevetheplumber]

its allowe 25mm from soffit but they look like open eves to me in which case it needs to be 300 away surely

 

[solutions]

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.

 

[PhoenixServices]

Probably a bungalow.

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

I reckon its a garage

 

[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.

 

[townfanjon]

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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and the door, LOL

 

[lame plumber]

hope you left the correct paperwork and called transco

 

[kay-jay]

And charged him[emoji383]

 

[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.

 

[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!

 

[Neil K]

£270 was nothing to correct that mess

 

[smtplumbing]

its scary what people put price on for a life, rather die than spend £270 and be safe

 

[Ermintrude]

Riddor

 

[Leo21]

Early duo techs had inner metal flues. No excuse for that mess though.

 

[Ermintrude]

Looks like it's twin port to me ? Two turrets?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Early duo techs had inner metal flues. No excuse for that mess though.

not as far as i am aware they didn't,and i fitted them from day one always plastic

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Looks like it's twin port to me ? Two turrets?

your off for a compulsory eye test and your getting google translate fitted

 

[Leo21]

not as far as i am aware they didn't,and i fitted them from day one always plastic

Honest! It was delivered, I queried it. All the part numbers were correct.