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plkinsey
Hi all, and thanks you for reading my post.
I'm wondering if I could get some advice, as I know nothing about boilers.
I currently rent a bungalow, that has been plagued with maintenance issue, the most recent of which has been the boiler. I won't go in to too much detail, but on the weekend, the boiler was going into lockout.
It's a Worcester Greenstar.
Anyway, the letting agent would only use a certain engineer, as he is the only one in the area to specialise in oil...... This is what he said. This engineer could not come out until Friday, so nearly a week without heating/water.
Anyway, I found a local engineer, who my sister uses. She said he's excellent and very thorough.
Anyway, he came out today to service and repair the boiler.
He got it working, but questioned "who the hell installed this?" and "who services this?"
Obviously, it's the guy the landlord likes to use.
So...... he has told me there are a number of issues that need addressing, and quite frankly, it's shocked him that the previous guy has not picked up on theses issues. Well, it's the guy who installed it so, perhaps that's why?
I will list the issues, and would really appreciate if somebody could tell me the seriousness/implications/threats these issues pose.
1. Oil supply system not earthed (He sorted that today)
2. Air Supply - Insufficient Ventilation
3. Pressure relief pipe not to regs
4. Condensate pipework not to regs
5. Rigid flue joints not screwed
6. Oil filter inside building.
Many thanks for your time to read this, and apologies for the length of it.
Any advice is very much appreciated.
Thanks
Phil
I'm wondering if I could get some advice, as I know nothing about boilers.
I currently rent a bungalow, that has been plagued with maintenance issue, the most recent of which has been the boiler. I won't go in to too much detail, but on the weekend, the boiler was going into lockout.
It's a Worcester Greenstar.
Anyway, the letting agent would only use a certain engineer, as he is the only one in the area to specialise in oil...... This is what he said. This engineer could not come out until Friday, so nearly a week without heating/water.
Anyway, I found a local engineer, who my sister uses. She said he's excellent and very thorough.
Anyway, he came out today to service and repair the boiler.
He got it working, but questioned "who the hell installed this?" and "who services this?"
Obviously, it's the guy the landlord likes to use.
So...... he has told me there are a number of issues that need addressing, and quite frankly, it's shocked him that the previous guy has not picked up on theses issues. Well, it's the guy who installed it so, perhaps that's why?
I will list the issues, and would really appreciate if somebody could tell me the seriousness/implications/threats these issues pose.
1. Oil supply system not earthed (He sorted that today)
2. Air Supply - Insufficient Ventilation
3. Pressure relief pipe not to regs
4. Condensate pipework not to regs
5. Rigid flue joints not screwed
6. Oil filter inside building.
Many thanks for your time to read this, and apologies for the length of it.
Any advice is very much appreciated.
Thanks
Phil