Flue flow and spillage test

[bassmonster]

I'm just reading the manual for a flue flow and spillage test for a focal point fire lulworth DFE that i'll doing next weekend. the MI does not specify that a flue flow test needs to be done but does state a spillage test is to be carried during annual servicing.

as far as i know that flue flow test is equally as important as a spillage test...is this correct?

 

[Killy Bing]

Bass get your posts upto 100 to get into the arms, you will get more detailed responses to aid your training as its private.

Always Flue flow before spillage.

its the difference between lighting a little smoke match and thinking ahh, that doesnt pull at all
to lighting a pellet and thinking, crap crap crap crap

as you run outside with it after filling said house

 

[bassmonster]

KB, i was just a little confused as to why the MI did not say anything about a flue flow test....

this private room sounds rather exciting :-D...makes me wanna spam the hell out of everything...lol

 

[Killy Bing]

You should do flue flow and spillage anyway if its in the mi's or not

what book you learning from?

the arms is very good, helped me alot during my apprenticeship.

post up a proper introduction of yourself in the new member section, you'll generate a heap of posts from that

 

[Ermintrude]

Spillage is with a match
Flue flow is pellets!

 

[bassmonster]

Where can I buy Match holders? Not the 10mm copper pipe type . My course center had these solid aluminium ones.

 

[tamz]

Its 8mm you need. You can make one in 5 minutes but if you'd rather pay 7 quid, here, halfway down the page
GAS SAFETY TESTING EQUIPMENT

 

[Ermintrude]

Just use grips, or fingers. Kids these days!

 

[tamz]

Fingers do me but my nerve ends are fkd so i don't feel it :smile:

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

flueflow shows flue integrity but a bomb will sometimes go through a nest,spillage will show if its right or not you always do both a flue flow will tell you if the flues complete,only serves one appliance,exits where it should and if a chimneys there if the mid feathers are sound or not

 

[bassmonster]

Lol@ermintrude and tamz....I just want to make my portfolio photos pretty :-D

 

[tamz]

Burn marks on the ends of your finger earn you kudos :wink:

 

[AWheating]

Flue flow is to enable you to test the condition of the flue. A spillage test shows the flue can handle the volume of the appliances products of combustion at full rate.

 

[Chris F]

A guy I was working with only did a spill, I sensed something wasn't right with the state of the gaff so I got him to flue flow it (he wasn't pleased as I was learning) and one of the upstairs bedrooms filled with smoke. Since then he tests everytime.

 

[townfanjon]

I meet loads of custards who look at me 'gone out' when I start taking the fire out.
Its the usual 'nobody's done that before' ...............ARG!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ermintrude]

Why do u need to close doors and windows? Is there something wrong?

 

[stevetheplumber]

ive had a fire that had been in ten years with the flue capped of with slate and another where the roofers had knocked a hole on the chimney for the ridge timber of an extension smoke was comming out under the slates but then i always use a good few pellets especially when im working alone

 

[acecharly]

A good tip here aswell is to sign a joist in the loft just incase you ever need to fall back on it in court one day that you did actually go up up there.

 

[bassmonster]

My first bird.....

 

[townfanjon]

a proper gas engineer could revive that !!!

 

[lame plumber]

for those that dont like burnt fingers, this is better than wet smoke matches

Smoke-Pen From Regin HVAC Products, Inc.

 

[manic26]

for those that dont like burnt fingers, this is better than wet smoke matches

Smoke-Pen From Regin HVAC Products, Inc.

Got it and it saves a lot of hastle

 

[bassmonster]

Can this smoke pen be used for both spillage and Flue flow tests?

 

[Mike Jackson]

No, just spillage. Not enough smoke for flue flow.

 

[Whyme]

before i put in a smoke bomb in i waft a spillage match around to see if it pulling. cant beat filling a front room up with smoke.