Removing disused boiler

[WaterTight]

My mum has moved into a new place. Despite a combi fitted in bathroom the previous boiler was left on the wall in the kitchen.

The gas supply pipe to the boiler has been cut and capped, as have the flow and return. The two 15mm pipes running from above are nothing to do with/not connected to boiler.

The only thing I don't know is whether the electric is still live to it and I am not knowledgable enough to check.

If I get a spark to confirm there is no power to boiler is this something I could remove on my own? I am not gas safe and am only experienced in small wet plumbing maintenance type work.

If the very act of taking off the wall requires testing gas supply as a matter of course I would not be competent to do this

I'm guessing it weighs a lot but was hoping I might be able to manage it.

From looking behind it it looks like I may need to take cover off boiler to get at the fixings that secure it to wall?

To make matters trickier, access to where flue goes through wall is - from the outside - extremely limited.

If this is more of a two man job for a gas safe engineer I will get someone in to do it.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You can do it as it's not live

Weight wise about 30kgs

And yes just work methodological

 

[Darren Jackson]

Sounds like the old boiler has been decommissioned and therefore it is not part of the gas installation anymore. So you can freely do as you please to it without breaking any laws. The boiler is heavy but you should be ok on your own if you are fit and able bodied. It wont take you long if all the pipes are already capped off and the flue will simply knock out from the inside once the boiler is off the wall.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Has the boiler been left there for a reason? Other then bad access to the flue or have these boilers got A/C materials inside them?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Has the boiler been left there for a reason? Other then bad access to the flue or have these boilers got A/C materials inside them?

No your fine old gloworm space saver I think

 

[Harvest Fields]

No your fine old gloworm space saver I think

Just checking

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Just checking

Always worth thing about ab / double checking

 

[WaterTight]

Many thanks for the info everyone.

But how can I know if it's not connected/live electrically? Shouldn't I test it somehow? I have no tools/experience for doing this.

Obviously I'm presuming it won't be as they went to the trouble of disconnecting gas and pipework but don't want to work on assumptions really. I suppose I could always get a spark to confirm.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Many thanks for the info everyone.

But how can I know if it's not connected/live electrically? Shouldn't I test it somehow? I have no tools/experience for doing this.

Obviously I'm presuming it won't be as they went to the trouble of disconnecting gas and pipework but don't want to work on assumptions really. I suppose I could always get a spark to confirm.

If you do not have the tools or confidence to check for live power then yes get a sparks to check it for you. (Safest option)

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Do you have a multi meter?

 

[WaterTight]

Thanks.

Also am I right in thinking you need to take off front panel of boiler to get to fixings?

I've helped hang a few boilers many years ago but they all just lifted onto a jig from memory. This one looks bolted on.

 

[WaterTight]

Do you have a multi meter?

'fraid not.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Thanks.

Also am I right in thinking you need to take off front panel of boiler to get to fixings?

I've helped hang a few boilers many years ago but they all just lifted onto a jig from memory. This one looks bolted on.

Yes slide the brown cover towards you and off it comes

Two screws there and two optop op the boiler on tabs

Normally about 4 fixings and the flue will hold it sort of so will need a wiggle/ cursing to get it off weight isn't bad but top heavy

 

[ShaunCorbs]

'fraid not.

Best get a sparky to confirm it's dead

 

[WaterTight]

Brilliant thanks.