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spaniard5
Hi All
My boiler was deemed 'At Risk' by a British Gas engineer yesterday due to the external flue being located next to the oven extractor fan outlet. Previous engineers deemed this 'Not to current standards', but the opinion of this engineer was different.
The boiler is ageing and so I'd hope that a longer term solution could involve a relocation of the flue. But for now I'm looking for some advice on a shorter term solution.
I guess one option would be not to use the extractor fan, and to block up it's vent. Would this allow an engineer to re-classify the status of the boiler?
Alternatively, If I had a plume kit fitted, would this allow an engineer to re-classify the boiler? I'm not sure whether the standards deem the external flue to be the point where it exits the brickwork, or the point where it terminates (i.e. at the end of a plume pipe).
Advice on these, or any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
David
My boiler was deemed 'At Risk' by a British Gas engineer yesterday due to the external flue being located next to the oven extractor fan outlet. Previous engineers deemed this 'Not to current standards', but the opinion of this engineer was different.
The boiler is ageing and so I'd hope that a longer term solution could involve a relocation of the flue. But for now I'm looking for some advice on a shorter term solution.
I guess one option would be not to use the extractor fan, and to block up it's vent. Would this allow an engineer to re-classify the status of the boiler?
Alternatively, If I had a plume kit fitted, would this allow an engineer to re-classify the boiler? I'm not sure whether the standards deem the external flue to be the point where it exits the brickwork, or the point where it terminates (i.e. at the end of a plume pipe).
Advice on these, or any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
David