installing standard efficiency boilers

[johnnyplumb]

I was in the suppliers the other day and they were telling me that there best selling boiler is the vokera compact se, he said by along way too. it's a stack em high and sellem cheap sort of a place, so he's not caring what he's selling as long as there selling :shades_smile:

my question is, do you/ would you install a se boiler if that's what the customer wants.

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

wouldnt know where to get one, why would you want one..........so no i wouldnt

 

[Ermintrude]

Isn't it illegal? Part L?

 

[Roger Welton]

Ok in Scotland still I believe

 

[johnnyplumb]

Isn't it illegal? Part L?

yes and no
they can be used in u duct , se duct

 

[johnnyplumb]

wouldnt know where to get one, why would you want one..........so no i wouldnt

there cheaper to buy
easier to install, no condensate etc
probably more reliable

 

[turnpin]

I thought se boilers were outlawed and only he replacements would do something to do with sedbuk rating? regards Turnpin:sosp:

 

[Ermintrude]

Yes but how many blocks of flats do u want to work in?

 

[johnnyplumb]

Vokera says these boilers are for situations where a condensing boiler is not suitable, does that mean it's ok to fit if the customer is skint, the weans are needing shoes on there feet and it'll be 3 weeks before the next giro comes in

 

[Killy Bing]

if memory serves you can't just bash it in, you have to get permission to install an se appliance now

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

lasso it in

 

[johnnyplumb]

most don't care about regs up here, it's vokeraland, cheap and cheerful,
plenty ads combi to combi £795 etc
no room stat, not flushed and seen plenty with 15mm gas
i'am thinking if you cant beat them join them, I don't have a problem with the no room stat or the flushing as you only get 1 year boiler warranty anyway, but I wouldn't do the 15mm gas

 

[tamz]

I fitted one a few month or so back as a direct replacement, probably bought it from the same place (Hillington).
I never batted an eye or lost any sleep over it.

BTW there is no part L or any other part ?? up this way but it is all covered by Building Standards Scotland if anyone cares to look it up and read the differences.

 

[johnnyplumb]

yea, that's the place tamz

 

[tamz]

Compact needing a pcb an expansion vessel a blow off and a leaking flexi. Cheaper to swap the lot.
People will only pay what they can pay and i never joined the polis (i wish i had as one of the guys i ran about with at school joined the polis and is retired at 54 with a pension of about £1800/m)

 

[kozak1968]

In the Part L regulation you can install a standard / non condensing boiler if you complete the check list. This gives you a list of questions which you get points for. I think that if you get more than 100 points you can then install a non condensing boiler. Some of the questions are flue length and condense drain position. The customer cannot decide on the position of the boiler. Someone with more knowledge on Part L can elaborate....