Is my boiler hooked up??

[baileyswalk]

Just moved in and not sure what the deal is with my boiler...

Not had a chance for a really good poke about yet but I can't see a gas meter or where the gas comes into the building. Below is a pic of the boiler the pipe going out the wall (not the condensate pipe) is capped off. But it was checked and signed off less than a year ago, according to the sticker on the front.

 

[Dan Robinson]

No picture.

 

[baileyswalk]

No picture.

Sorted (I think!).

 

[Dan Robinson]

Well it is connected in the picture.

Whether or not it is turned on is another matter.

The pipe going out of the wall *assuming the on on the far right of the boiler) is the pressure relief pipe and MUST NOT be capped.

It was probably done to hide a problem with the system - guffed expansion vessel for example.

It is dangerous.

The pipe work looks a bit rough so not surprising though.

 

[baileyswalk]

Hmm... OK. Thanks for that, I'll go back tomorrow and follow the pipe work back to (hopefully) find the meter. The pipe work looks a bit mental to me, I'm guessing they didn't want to rip up the concrete floor to run the pipes so they have boxed them off close to the ceiling.

 

[Rob]

How hard is it to fit a filling loop correctly

 

[baileyswalk]

Next stupid question...

Can I connect a gas hob from these pipes too or does that need one of it's own?

 

[Dan Robinson]

Your installer will need to measure the capacity of the pipes and the demand of the hob.

If things are within tolerance then yes.

 

[beezo]

Do not try to do it yourself as you will have problem with low flames on the hob, or worse in the boiler