commercial forum

[mike_s]

I think this would be a good idea as I'm often trawling through pages of search functions trying to find some tips on commercial gas work as I've recently done my commercial acs and read the commercial corgi books but the posts on commercial soon disappear into the abyss.

This forum doesn't just have to be for commercial gas but for any commercial heating or plumbing work.

What do you think? I also can't find another commercial has forum on the internet as I have tried.

 

[Deleted member 2053]

no but sending me a slab of stella will help grahamep

Will happily send you any Stella that comes my way as chemical lagers always give me a headache!

 

[andyg0507]

Any news on the commercial forum yet, im sitting my commercial at the end of august and think this would be a good idea

 

[Dotty]

I think a commercial forum would be a fantastic idea. I know a few of you think I come on here to pillock about, to be honest I do. 99% of my work is in the commercial arena. I don't have a domestic ticket. I don't need a domestic ticket. I don't want a domestic ticket! Domestics scare me. My boilers range from 24kw to 4mw. I deal with gas, oil, dual fuel and biomass, lthw, mthw, steam and warm air heaters. Controls to me are panels full of relays and contactors coupled to a building management system. Heating layouts have low loss headers, primary loops, primary circuits, constant temp circuits, modulated temp circuits. Phex to me are standalone units in the corner.I have pressurisation units, multiple pressure vessel systems with three or four 300 litre vessels.

I could go on.

This week, for example, I've been carrying out a six monthly servicing regime as well as drying out pumps in a boilerhouse that had 3' of flood water in it, running temporary supplies to the boilers, replacing 415v gas burners and multiblock gas valves on two 500kw boilers an having to rewire the control panels to take a couple of timeclocks because the control panel's full of mud.

And domestic's scare me! I've learned a lot about domestic boilers from the guys on this forum but I think I'll stick to commercial!

I think, because there are both commercial gas and oil engineers out there, it should be a sub forum in the Arms.

 

[andyg0507]

I think a commercial forum would be a fantastic idea. I know
a few of you think I come on here to pillock about, to be
honest I do. 99% of my work is in the commercial arena. I
don't have a domestic ticket. I don't need a domestic ticket.
I don't want a domestic ticket! Domestics scare me. My
boilers range from 24kw to 4mw. I deal with gas, oil, dual
fuel and biomass, lthw, mthw, steam and warm air heaters.
Controls to me are panels full of relays and contactors
coupled to a building management system. Heating layouts have
low loss headers, primary loops, primary circuits, constant
temp circuits, modulated temp circuits. Phex to me are
standalone units in the corner.I have pressurisation units,
multiple pressure vessel systems with three or four 300 litre
vessels.

I could go on.

This week, for example, I've been carrying out a six monthly
servicing regime as well as drying out pumps in a boilerhouse
that had 3' of flood water in it, running temporary supplies
to the boilers, replacing 415v gas burners and multiblock gas
valves on two 500kw boilers an having to rewire the control
panels to take a couple of timeclocks because the control
panel's full of mud.

And domestic's scare me! I've learned a lot about domestic
boilers from the guys on this forum but I think I'll stick to
commercial!

I think, because there are both commercial gas and oil
engineers out there, it should be a sub forum in the Arms.

Totally agree croppie, but youve made my head hurt with that post, what am i getting myself into:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Dotty]

The main trick, Andy, is never to flap. I'm fortunate in that that NIE has money to burn at the minute so I'm able to get shot of a lot of the older nu-ways that are rattling around the estate and replace them with riellos. If you can get everything standard it helps. I also have overall responsibility for those boilerhouses. Over the last year they've been aggressively tidied, floors repainted and drip trays fitted where required. I can tell at a glance now when there's something amiss in one of my boilerhouses.

But take your time, don't panic and don't be afraid to ring up manufacturers.

Good luck mate!

 

[Dotty]

Oh! And another thing I discovered recently. Basement boilerhouses never fare well with unexpected flashfloods as we had here in Belfast a month ago.

Carry a snorkel and flippers as well.

 

[fuzzy]

been there and done that, my top tip always make sure the sump pump works:redface:

 

[Dotty]

4.5" of rain in an hour over the Stormont estate. Dundonald is at the bottom of the hill. The sump pump couldn't cope. And gave up completely when the substation pooped itself! I got a callout 4am to fix a leak in the basement and turn on the heating. I turned up to find half the top soil off the estate in my boiler house, the fire brigade pumping it out and a guy from the electrickery board running around because he couldn't turn the CO2 fire suppression system off.

I sighed, got back in me van and went home.

 

[andyg0507]

is there any chance mods can sort this?? it would be great for people like me who are sitting commercial gas, and also people already in the commercial side.

 

[greyhound]

just to bump andys comments

 

[andyg0507]

any mods got round to making this a section yet?

 

[Subby]

_ bump

 

[Barry98]

its been mentioned already at the coffee mornings

 

[Dotty]

Is now open for business!

 

[Barry98]

Is now open for business!

Eerrm thanks bod , your welcome

 

[Dotty]

Scared to talk to you mate. Especially after the trouble my missus has got you into! Lol

 

[Barry98]

Scared to talk to you mate. Especially after the trouble my missus has got you into! Lol

Pmsl I get my self into enough trouble be sure shel knows its not her fault