Hanging a boiler safely

[Phigo]

I'm about to have a new rear flue boiler fitted by a Gas safe installer. I looked at the install instructions out of curiosity and I now have a few concerns.
The hanging bracket will need to secure to a breeze block wall which has been very badly repaired in the past., it had a big square flue originally. I'm thinking of asking the installer to remove my old boiler and come back a few days later to fit the new one after I get the wall repaired by a brickie, do you think this is a workable idea?

 

[Madrab]

No reason why not, as long as they are able to work that into the schedule. They should be calling it out if the wall at the location for the boiler isn't suitable to hold it properly anyway. I would have a discussion and point it out.

 

[justigator]

Am not a Gas Safe bod at all but have you considered fixing a large piece of 25mm ply to the iffy wall with lots of fixings to make up for the iffiness, leaving a space in the middle for the boiler to be mounted with wood screws? Could be a lot cheaper than getting a brickie in, if indeed you can find one. However I have no idea whether boilers are not supposed to be mounted to combustible surfaces.

 

[CBW]

Am not a Gas Safe bod at all but have you considered fixing a large piece of 25mm ply to the iffy wall with lots of fixings to make up for the iffiness, leaving a space in the middle for the boiler to be mounted with wood screws? Could be a lot cheaper than getting a brickie in, if indeed you can find one. However I have no idea whether boilers are not supposed to be mounted to combustible surfaces.

Have seen plenty of boilers hung on plywood, 25mm might be a bit heavy, maybe 18mm.

 

[ianmcd]

As others have said , use ply with good fixings and no nails, will be fine, lots cheaper than getting a brickie in, just use fixings on the good points and no nails all over the back of the board, the stress on a boiler fixing is all downwards, never forwards

 

[Madrab]

Could be a lot cheaper than getting a brickie in

lots cheaper than getting a brickie in

What about the big hole that's left on the outside that the brickie hasn't repaired, need to use WBP ply then ....or they could turn it into a porthole window I guess ...

 

[Phigo]

Thanks everyone, problem solved my installer is happy to remove on a Tuesday and put the new one up on a Friday, the brickie is going to charge £50, I'm happy with that. lucky I have an electric shower.

 

[Bod ...]

Thanks everyone, problem solved my installer is happy to remove on a Tuesday and put the new one up on a Friday, the brickie is going to charge £50, I'm happy with that. lucky I have an electric shower.

£50 and a shower is a bargain for a bricky.
The smelly ones are always cheaper

 

[ianmcd]

What about the big hole that's left on the outside that the brickie hasn't repaired, need to use WBP ply then ....or they could turn it into a porthole window I guess ...

What big hole ?

 

[CBW]

it had a big square flue originally

This one?^^^^

What big hole ?

 

[Madrab]

That one

 

[RandomGrinch]

That one

Hmmm, I wonder if it would be cheaper to get an RGI to do some bricklaying for me?

 

[ianmcd]

This one?^^^^

which has been very badly repaired in the past