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Hi can anyone help.
My gas fire has just failed a gas saefty inspection prior to renting my home out in a weeks time. It has failed on two points although only point 1 is documented on the safety sheet.
1/ No additional ventilation. Gas man said an additional air brick needs to be installed near to the fire.
The gas fire is situated in an inglenook fireplace and has an approx 2" gap from the wall at the back. A two brick sized permanent air brick is in place behind the fire and there and on the outer wall.
I don't understand why another vent is required as quickly looked on google and found that a 5sq cm capacity is required for every KW over 7KW. Again a two brick vent is about rated to ~30 Kw?
If another air brick is required does it need to be situated in the inglenook fireplace as it will be in plain view (don't want to mess up nice brick work) or can it be positioned say a couple of metres away in the main room walls?
2/ Pilot light has no cut off. Gas man said a whole new pilot light unit is required!
I do not understand this as it has a push and hold button to allow gas to the pilot light (if blown out). So if out, hold button, light pilot light gas and wait a few seconds and then release finger from button and pilot stays alight. If you blow the pilot light out then the gas stops automtically. I beleive it has a thermocouple next to it to shut off if the pilot light flame extinguishes (small ceramic type thing next to gas).
Never had a problem with the pilot light even when serviced by another plumber a year before.
Fire is:
Flavel 8.8Kw
Approx installed in early 90's
Large gas coal effect cast iron with glass doors
Has 7" or 9" flue hidden in conopy to roof.
Can anyone advise me if this sounds right what I'm being told.
Many Thanks
Chris
My gas fire has just failed a gas saefty inspection prior to renting my home out in a weeks time. It has failed on two points although only point 1 is documented on the safety sheet.
1/ No additional ventilation. Gas man said an additional air brick needs to be installed near to the fire.
The gas fire is situated in an inglenook fireplace and has an approx 2" gap from the wall at the back. A two brick sized permanent air brick is in place behind the fire and there and on the outer wall.
I don't understand why another vent is required as quickly looked on google and found that a 5sq cm capacity is required for every KW over 7KW. Again a two brick vent is about rated to ~30 Kw?
If another air brick is required does it need to be situated in the inglenook fireplace as it will be in plain view (don't want to mess up nice brick work) or can it be positioned say a couple of metres away in the main room walls?
2/ Pilot light has no cut off. Gas man said a whole new pilot light unit is required!
I do not understand this as it has a push and hold button to allow gas to the pilot light (if blown out). So if out, hold button, light pilot light gas and wait a few seconds and then release finger from button and pilot stays alight. If you blow the pilot light out then the gas stops automtically. I beleive it has a thermocouple next to it to shut off if the pilot light flame extinguishes (small ceramic type thing next to gas).
Never had a problem with the pilot light even when serviced by another plumber a year before.
Fire is:
Flavel 8.8Kw
Approx installed in early 90's
Large gas coal effect cast iron with glass doors
Has 7" or 9" flue hidden in conopy to roof.
Can anyone advise me if this sounds right what I'm being told.
Many Thanks
Chris