poor work

[buckley plumb]

went to look at a job today old lady said her new boiler was dripping water and this is what i was faced with.i know on terrace houses siting the flue can be a pain but there is no excuse for this.i hate fitting the flue in a position like this even if its over 300mm away incase the wind blows the plume into the window.

ant

 

[Barry98]

no way was that done by a gsr , check then benchmark cert. and put the pics in the hall of shame photo thread

 

[buckley plumb]

apparently a young lad did it and said he was registered and gave the lady a gas safety cert corgi sheet and she thought that was the cert.bod what are your oppinions of flues on terrace houses like this i either fit plume even if its over 300mm to be safe rather than sorry . gas safe told me as long as its 300mm away its ok but to me its blowing infront of window.

ant

 

[buckley plumb]

you should see the wiring the twin and earth cable was not long enough so it was fed into the front of the boiler case and the cover fitted .this should have been heat flex through the provided grommet . the photos of that did not turn out .

ant

 

[wheeto]

gas safe told me as long as its 300mm away its ok but to me its blowing infront of window.

If it's blowing in through the window then you have PoC inside and the answer is simple.

 

[MattWeth]

Words fail me - that's atrocious.

 

[Barry98]

Looking at that one fella I'd of fitted a plume kit if thats the only place the boiler could of gone

 

[Roger Welton]

Poor workmanship aside, surely that's not 300mm from window anyway!

 

[Nostrum]

Sorry I was in a hurry when I did this one, it was for cash too.

 

[MattWeth]

Poor workmanship aside, surely that's not 300mm from window anyway!

Too right.

Looks like 1/2 a brick - 100mm at best?...

 

[buckley plumb]

If it's blowing in through the window then you have PoC inside and the answer is simple.

with ref to what others think about the flue in a similar position i did not refere to this i ment i general i have fitted a few in kitchen and they come out on the wall 400mm from the living room window and gas safe said this is ok but i still fit plume kit .the example i use is if someone is in your back yard and smoking it can be smelt through a bedroom window and thats not fan assisted so fumes may enter .

ant

 

[buckley plumb]

Poor workmanship aside, surely that's not 300mm from window anyway!

200mm and customer cemented the inside herself as it was cold when she was in the bath due to the breeze. she paid good money

 

[wheeto]

... customer cemented the inside herself as it was cold when she was in the bath due to the breeze. she paid good money

That's very sad

 

[PlumbBobBob]

that workmanship is totally unacceptable and really bad

 

[GQuigley67]

rough as a badgers rectum

 

[Barry98]

another loverly lady been skancked by a rogue

 

[PlumbBobBob]

rough as a badgers rectum

how do you know how rough a badgers doo da is?

 

[Rickster123]

Is this not a job where gas safe should be informed??

 

[GQuigley67]

i bled for a week thats why lol

 

[Barry98]

i bled for a week thats why lol

toochai

 

[Guest123]

Riddor?

 

[GQuigley67]

dont think you can riddor me for that

 

[CES]

dont think you can riddor me for that

I think he was talking about the badger!

 

[Hardy1]

looks withing 300mm of an internal corner too!

 

[Hardy1]

should this not be RIDDOR'd?

 

[buckley plumb]

Is this not a job where gas safe should be informed??

phoned the company whos name was on the written cert and they are coming to sort the problems and charge the lad . apparently he did it on a sat and used his companys name and address to fill in the written gas safety form .they assured me he will be delt with . i gave the lady gas safes number and told her if shes not stisfied after they have been just call them and they will inspect the work .

 

[southcoastboile]

That is shockingly bad, I would have checked with an analyser to see if you are getting POC in room, then ID it.

 

[ecowarm]

The guy that fitted that has never even slept with a gas fitter

 

[desrob]

no way was that done by a gsr , check then benchmark cert. and put the pics in the hall of shame photo thread

of course it could have been done by somebody gas safe,understanding and installing central heating systems are not learnt doing a c s course,so if you have no background|(previously a ice cream man||)...simple when you no how

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i get a feeling the unemployment figures will be going up by one

 

[wheeto]

i get a feeling the unemployment figures will be going up by one

I'm clearly too cynical ... I imagined the company were just spinning a yarn to give themselves an opportunity to clean up But we can hope!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

I'm clearly too cynical ... I imagined the company were just spinning a yarn to give themselves an opportunity to clean up But we can hope!

hadn't thought of that. entirely possible that company is covering it's own backside.

 

[clarky101]

Would'nt it have been safer to put a vertical flue in.....

 

[buckley plumb]

lady said the young lad was recommended by a family member and was gas safe registered with his company she like many others thought that was enough . i know when i worked at a certain firm the young lads were all doing sat htg jobs and most of them thought as long as they were registered with the company that covered them gas safe should make this very clear and idiot proof - some of the ones i had working with me passed and would ask how to do a drop test and the very basic of tests some didint know the dirrerence between burner and wking press how did they pass .

ant

 

[REDSAW]

no excuse for not pointing out that flue and screwing the window shut#1