Flue replacement

[Sid Viscous]

Got a custard who wants to have the top section of his flue replaced with some nice modern tinny-looking stuff. The top of the precast flue section is asbestos & appears to be pre-formed. Does anyone know if there's a pre-formed metal replacement available, or would I have to get one made up?

 

[ambrosia]

what is that flue serving, how much life has it got left and is it worth spending money on

 

[kris]

Wow thats high with no support above tiles. How high is it above the tiles.

 

[Sid Viscous]

Dunno how high it is, not visited the site yet. The pics are from a builder mate of mine.
I think it's serving a DFE. As I said, it's the customer who wants it replacing with something as he's having quit a bit of other work done...

 

[Ermintrude]

Looks a complete mess. Remove asbestos back to the block then com away in right vent twin skin to a ridge terminal and forget that abortion

 

[Sid Viscous]

Is right vent a brand? If so, where d'ya get it from?

 

[Ermintrude]

Right vent is a manufacturer. UK chimneys would be a start.

 

[AWheating]

dont forget your asbestos vac, bags etc..... , cover your arse.

before you do anything else check the fire install, catchment/ starter blocks its probably illegal anyway and will need replacing with a leccy fire.

 

[Bhoydavid]

Are you allowed 90° bends on a precast flue?

 

[Ermintrude]

Think it's more like a 135d

 

[Bhoydavid]

Think it's more like a 135d

I can tell it's more 135° only when I rotate my phone

 

[Vee]

Rite Vent belongs to Schiedel. Schiedel : UK: Residential Steel

 

[Sid Viscous]

Rang builder dude today & basically gave him 2 options: leave well alone & don't tell me any more (if I see it I'll condemn it), or remove & cap off the gas fire and replace it with a leccy, as AW suggested.
I'm not messing about with it!

 

[Ermintrude]

You can't turn blind eye!

Saying you weren't there is just stupid and you may aswell be illegal

 

[AWheating]

Turn a blind eye to what?

 

[Ermintrude]

Sorry read it as if he had been to job and taken pictures and was going to leave something that wasn't correct?

 

[Sid Viscous]

No no dear boy, I haven't been to site yet, going to have a neb next week (AR labels at the ready me thinks! :-D)