Recent content by thomasherbert

To save people reading back. A glass fronted, decorative flame effect fire with a room sealed balanced flue has been condemned because of excessive CO emissions externally at the flue. Previous inspections of the fire, in the boxes for emissions, were marked as N/A. (Not applicable?) Backed...

That sounds good - thank you. My postcode turns up this page. https://www.trustmark.org.uk/find-a-tradesman

Do you think so? It seems that the public must be firmer. If you don't want to sell me what I want then I don't want buy from you. There's a fine old tradition that says the customer is sometimes right. Or do you think it wrong to tell tradesmen what you want? Can you give me better...

No. And therein lies, I guess, the problem. Inadequate instructions to tradesmen.

I'm near Preston. I looked at this site: http://www.myplumberinpreston.co.uk/services/heating/sub-page-gas-safe/?gclid=CJyY_43motACFbYV0wodrLcB6Q This is the request I've drafted. Sets out what I want, can they do it, can they provide me with a certificste acceptable to authorities; I want...

Yes - I'd thought of that and I think that'll probably be my next step. I've already googled a couple of local(ish) firms. Thanks everybody for input. When it's over I'll report back.

Yes. That's true. I really hadn't thought so far ahead - I was just so angry with the feeling that I'd been duped. I'll take a while to think things through now. Thank you. Is this what you mean? There are only the two items on it.

You may well be right. That's what I came here to find out. I bet an articulate , intelligent chap like yourself with your obvious ability to sort thoughts into a logical order could tell me why. The information will be useful to me and I will thank you for it.

No - thomas herbert was my father's name. His first two, that is. You can put your rats away. I had no idea of Gas Safe. I didn't know what I'm trying to achieve - I needed information. Though I think I now have it. My fire has been unfairly condemned and I want it back. I have the...

Thanks. It's true I don't know what this guy did to modify the fire. So would you look please at what I do know. What I do know now, that is, found out from the sensible here. The fire was condemned on two grounds. Document pictured at my first post. The CO emission at the flue is...

Thank you. Can I continue to pick your brains please? I know this guy adjusted something. Whatever he was manipulating didn't want to move; it took effort and the metal squealed. It hadn't been moved for some time. Then, when he lit the flame it was fierce - roaring and the heat output...

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Thank you everybody for your input. I haven't done anything about the fire but I think I have figured out what they guy did. Before he started, he adjusted something. I thought it was that gas pressure point because I couldn't see what else he could have been adjusting. But, I've read up...

Thanks for being so quick. I will do that but now I know the fire is probably faulty (and it's true the wire cage surrounding the flue outside is corroded) I'll get one or two quotes for replacing the fire. It's a relief to know I'm not being taken for a fool and I did suspect that. The fire...

Is my query one that knowledgeable people here might be able to advise on. Am I being scammed? Time to have my gas fire serviced and, by arrangement, a gas safe fitter arrived to check it. The first thing he did after removing the cover was to screw in this bolt. He then dismantled and...