Condensate pipe terminates into neighbours gutter, is this ok?

[Harvest Fields]

Anyone notice the 15mm gas.

I did but never fitted one of these boilers before so was not sure if the connector into the gas was 15mm or not.

 

[moonlight]

I haven't seen such a poor installation before.
You need to get them back to finish the job. The water from the condense is acidic and lead flashing does not like acid. No wonder you neighbour is not happy.
Did they fill in the benchmark in your boiler book.
Was the person who installed this GSR.
They obviously didn't know the basics.
How can it be signed off?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Just

I have actually used these when I was on the books. the local council used to order them for the boiler swaps. They are ok but in my opinion. I prefer 21.5mm rigid pipe inside. Less to go wrong

Agree wouldn't use one even if I had no other choice

 

[Scott_D]

Agree wouldn't use one even if I had no other choice

They are perfect for getting round the back of kitchen cupboards. Always best to hrd pipe where you can but the flex will get you out of a tight spot

 

[Scott_D]

Is the filling loop on the hot?????????

 

[ShaunCorbs]

They are perfect for getting round the back of kitchen cupboards. Always best to hrd pipe where you can but the flex will get you out of a tight spot

I fine they block more easily due to the ribs and they dip very easily as there's no strength to them

Had to replace a load of them for the local council

 

[Harvest Fields]

I fine they block more easily due to the ribs and they dip very easily as there's no strength to them

Had to replace a load of them for the local council

Probably the ones that I fitted

 

[Harvest Fields]

Is the filling loop on the hot?????????

Possibly is. It looks that way. Good spot

 

[Chalked]

Pipe size nothing to do with connection size.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Pipe size nothing to do with connection size.

I meant that I couldn't see if the gas isolation valve was 15mm or 22mm. So did not comment

 

[moonlight]

Possibly is. It looks that way. Good spot

I have never seen one of these, I would always look at the installation documents.
They are filling the heating system from the hot water. .

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I have never seen one of these, I would always look at the installation documents.
They are filling the heating system from the hot water. .

Gloworm re badge

 

[moonlight]

Gloworm re badge

Thanks ShaunCorbs. I don't fit those either.

 

[goz666]

Nice bit of bonding wouldn't go amiss either, looks like pants if I'm honest.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Nice bit of bonding wouldn't go amiss either, looks like pants if I'm honest.

may i ask why, the case is metal, so if the pipes are bonded at source eg water and gas no need to bond at boiler

 

[Harvest Fields]

may i ask why, the case is metal, so if the pipes are bonded at source eg water and gas no need to bond at boiler

I do agree with you mate. But looking at the quality of the install, I would not be prepared to take that fact as a given. Safe electrical isolation would be the first thing that I did on that one before I did anything else.

 

[goz666]

Something we always do Shaun as a matter of course in areas of humidity or areas around sinks etc. If it was away from the sink or kitchen, off in a cupboard somewhere I wouldn't bother.

 

[Darren Jackson]

Is the filling loop on the hot?????????

Good spot Scott it is on the hot isn't it. Another defect to add to the list that needs correcting.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I do agree with you mate. But looking at the quality of the install, I would not be prepared to take that fact as a given. Safe electrical isolation would be the first thing that I did on that one before I did anything else.

so you would bond all the pipes together that arnt earthed anywhere, theres no point

 

[Darren Jackson]

Anyone notice the 15mm gas.

I do think, but not 100% sure without checking Mi's that you can run upto a meter of gas pipe in 15mm. Providing it's not under gassed and pressure loss is no more than 1mbar from gas meter to inlet. And gas rate checks out. They did gas rate it didn't they!!! Surley they did.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Something we always do Shaun as a matter of course in areas of humidity or areas around sinks etc. If it was away from the sink or kitchen, off in a cupboard somewhere I wouldn't bother.

that make no sense, so you would bond the sink top, baths , rads in bathrooms etc

 

[Harvest Fields]

so you would bond all the pipes together that arnt earthed anywhere, theres no point

No mate. Something BG hammered into me. I would test for bonding and if there was not any I would instruct the customer that they need it doing at the gas meter. At least then the boiler would be bonded.

 

[goz666]

We bond the five pipes under the boiler, it came about years ago during a Corgi inspection and the Inspector asked us why the boiler hadn't been bonded across the pipework when it was in a kitchen almost the same as the one in the pic, we explained that it wasn't something we did and he said from now on in areas of high humidity I want to see the boiler pipework bonded. Done it ever since, right or wrong we still do it.

 

[Darren Jackson]

We don't cross bond anymore 17th threw that one out. Main ecopotential only and a must.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

No mate. Something BG hammered into me. I would test for bonding and if there was not any I would instruct the customer that they need it doing at the gas meter. At least then the boiler would be bonded.

as they used to charge more for it at the boiler and then charge for the main