flues in voids and chimmneys and twin wall

[buckley plumb]

a few months ago phoned gas safe about an asbestos flue from an open flue boiler that was boxed in. i asked does it have to have inspection hatches and was told no as its a chimmney not a flue and the flues in voids only applies to room sealed applances not open flue appliances.been on my re assesment today and was told any flue or flue chimmney( asbestos / twin wall) must be inspectable.i am now totaly baffled who is correct.

ant

 

[GrahamM]

Ideally any jointed flue should have joints visible for inspection to confirm they are sound. On older open flue boilers this is not always possible, but this does not come under the 'flues in voids remit' and as long as all smokes are good mark as NCS as I have done many times.

Out of interest how did your assessment center say it should be dealt with/classified then?

 

[buckley plumb]

Ideally any jointed flue should have joints visible for inspection to confirm they are sound. On older open flue boilers this is not always possible, but this does not come under the 'flues in voids remit' and as long as all smokes are good mark as NCS as I have done many times.

Out of interest how did your assessment center say it should be dealt with/classified then?

according to the new regs most flue issues are now AR they said if it cant be inspected then AR when new reg comes in.been trying to find the flues in voids article in the gas safe magazine but cant find it

ant

ant

 

[tamz]

on my re assesment today and was told any flue or flue chimmney( asbestos / twin wall) must be inspectable.i am now totaly baffled who is correct.

ant

Look up tb 008ed 2.1 and also the questions and answers and decide for yourself who is correct.

 

[Backboiler]

My understanding is that TB008 just applies to room sealed appliances.

 

[dave1]

My understanding is that TB008 just applies to room sealed appliances.

Yep me to

 

[stevetheplumber]

the main reason we are having to be so vigilant with flues in voids is the leakage of condense has cause flue failure to be more common those flues with steel outers especially

 

[tamz]

My understanding is that TB008 just applies to room sealed appliances.

Which is what the whole flues in voids thing relates to.

Flues are now called chimneys btw just to confuse things.

 

[mountainman]

Flues are now called chimneys btw just to confuse things.

Yeah, stupid isn't it!

 

[buckley plumb]

Yeah, stupid isn't it!

was supprised at that too lol