Name the boiler

[Billy Bob Bob]

Gloworm Majorca 246/346 depending on fire case good old McLaren gas valve!

yep, certainly is

 

[Barry98]

Few been the operative word , taking one out in two weeks time too

 

[Barry98]

Ps how did you know I looked after a few

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Ps how did you know I looked after a few

you said when i posted this up ages ago i have a good long term memory just a very crap short term one :lol:

 

[vern]

Me old favourite Vulcan continental, pilot went out they leaked from pickings lol

Lol should have read "packings" used to make em @ BG. From a sheet of of neoprene..

 

[Barry98]

you said when i posted this up ages ago i have a good long term memory just a very crap short term one :lol:

Dont forgot I leant you £100 yesterday

 

[tamz]

Change of fuel

 

[stevetheplumber]

parkray

 

[tamz]

parkray

Ah but what model Steve :lol:

 

[Barry98]

Parkray , black ?

 

[tamz]

Nearly its a 99

 

[vern]

Ah but what model Steve :lol:

Consort?

 

[stevetheplumber]

looking at some of these old boiler made me realise how far weve come in my career most boilers came in three boxes boiler, casing and flue divertor the boiler one probably weighed in at 2cwt boilers came bare meaning the first job was to put mi couplings into the holes you were going to use and plugging those that you wasnt then you had to fit the thermostat pocket fitting the flue involved asbestos string and fire cement which dried out as soon as you looked at it the fluepipes and fittings would often fill a van on there own the clips were fixed using a rawlplug tool and a hammer whilst hanging on to a three piece ladder usually wedged between two houses at 2 degrees from vertical
any holes through brickwork involved an even bigger hammer and a chisel
even when the boiler was up and running some casings would have enough nuts and bolts to stock a small branch of screwfix and could take an hour to fit
ahhh the good old days on the plus side you always had a plumbers mate and a boiler and 6 rads was a weeks work

 

[vern]

looking at some of these old boiler made me realise how far weve come in my career most boilers came in three boxes boiler, casing and flue divertor the boiler one probably weighed in at 2cwt boilers came bare meaning the first job was to put mi couplings into the holes you were going to use and plugging those that you wasnt then you had to fit the thermostat pocket fitting the flue involved asbestos string and fire cement which dried out as soon as you looked at it the fluepipes and fittings would often fill a van on there own the clips were fixed using a rawlplug tool and a hammer whilst hanging on to a three piece ladder usually wedged between two houses at 2 degrees from vertical
any holes through brickwork involved an even bigger hammer and a chisel
even when the boiler was up and running some casings would have enough nuts and bolts to stock a small branch of screwfix and could take an hour to fit
ahhh the good old days on the plus side you always had a plumbers mate and a boiler and 6 rads was a weeks work

How true Steve lol

 

[Pssst]

Another old blast from the past

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Vulcan continental..must be pretty rare now ! Was the Heat Exchanger leaking !