Hi all,
Our ageing heat-only Potterton has finally been replaced with a new Remeha 39c combi. As our boiler had died it was great that the plumber was able to fit us in so quick but the work was done whilst we were away and I had a few queries about how things had been done.
To be clear I'm not on here to bash the plumber as he did a stirling job to fit us in so quick but he did neglect to do some of the work that he quoted to do (e.g. dismantling and disposal of all tanks etc. in the loft etc.) and so as I have to get him back for that I want to be prepared with second opinions on a couple of other issues.
These are just things that I'm not sure about so just wanted to canvass opinion from you guys (they may or may not be problems).
Ok here goes...
A) The gas pipe from the meter to the Remeha needed to be uprated but he has run it outside and then back into the boiler rather than going through the back of several kitchen cabinets. See pics below, does that all look ok?...
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...it's probably just paranoia on my part but I worry the pipe is a bit vulnerable/exposed? Should anything extra be done to protect it?
B) Ignoring the hideous looking filler for a moment , what is the small curled copper pipe in the middle in the pic below. It doesn't seem to do anything, is it some sort of additional inlet/flue? You can see it side on in the pic above.
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C) The new flue can be seen in the pic below, he seems to have put a new brick in, do you reckon that was just a boo boo on his part or might that be the location of the old flue that he has filled in for us?
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D) Part of the job was to fit 2 TRVs on two tatty old rads in the bathroom and WC. What suprised me though was that the TRVs appear to have been installed on different ends of the two rads? One has replaced one of these...
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...and one has replaced one of these...
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...do you think that matters? I figured one was the inlet and one was the outlet and that the TRVs would need to go on inlets (the valves like the the second pic) for both rads?
E) Bottom of the boiler, does this look ok? I was a bit worried about the dangly cable junction...
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F) Can you/would you see a Magnaclean (?sp), magnetic anti-clogging thing here (as there should be one)...
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G) The little rad was supposed to be installed at the bottom of the back of the airing cupboard but he has fitted it pretty high up the right hand wall. Do you think/can you see there might be any reason why it needed to be done like that, or do you think he was just doing it that way to make it easier/quicker...
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...we are going to get the inside of the airing cupbard tarted up as the plaster is badly blown. I'm a bit disapointed in how the electric cabling was left though...
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..are those cables really necessary in a combi system? Should they/could they not be nearer the boiler (downstairs in the kitchen)?
H) Just a trivial whinge but does anyone think the install of this thermostat is a bit wonky?
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...that's it really. Any comments (constructive ideally!) would be gratefully received. Just so I can seperate my paranoia and worrying from any genuine issues that I ought to get him to look again at really.
Cheers!
Andy
Our ageing heat-only Potterton has finally been replaced with a new Remeha 39c combi. As our boiler had died it was great that the plumber was able to fit us in so quick but the work was done whilst we were away and I had a few queries about how things had been done.
To be clear I'm not on here to bash the plumber as he did a stirling job to fit us in so quick but he did neglect to do some of the work that he quoted to do (e.g. dismantling and disposal of all tanks etc. in the loft etc.) and so as I have to get him back for that I want to be prepared with second opinions on a couple of other issues.
These are just things that I'm not sure about so just wanted to canvass opinion from you guys (they may or may not be problems).
Ok here goes...
A) The gas pipe from the meter to the Remeha needed to be uprated but he has run it outside and then back into the boiler rather than going through the back of several kitchen cabinets. See pics below, does that all look ok?...
View media item 8941
View media item 8944
View media item 8945
...it's probably just paranoia on my part but I worry the pipe is a bit vulnerable/exposed? Should anything extra be done to protect it?
B) Ignoring the hideous looking filler for a moment , what is the small curled copper pipe in the middle in the pic below. It doesn't seem to do anything, is it some sort of additional inlet/flue? You can see it side on in the pic above.
View media item 8943
C) The new flue can be seen in the pic below, he seems to have put a new brick in, do you reckon that was just a boo boo on his part or might that be the location of the old flue that he has filled in for us?
View media item 8940
D) Part of the job was to fit 2 TRVs on two tatty old rads in the bathroom and WC. What suprised me though was that the TRVs appear to have been installed on different ends of the two rads? One has replaced one of these...
View media item 8946
...and one has replaced one of these...
View media item 8947
...do you think that matters? I figured one was the inlet and one was the outlet and that the TRVs would need to go on inlets (the valves like the the second pic) for both rads?
E) Bottom of the boiler, does this look ok? I was a bit worried about the dangly cable junction...
View media item 8948
F) Can you/would you see a Magnaclean (?sp), magnetic anti-clogging thing here (as there should be one)...
View media item 8942
G) The little rad was supposed to be installed at the bottom of the back of the airing cupboard but he has fitted it pretty high up the right hand wall. Do you think/can you see there might be any reason why it needed to be done like that, or do you think he was just doing it that way to make it easier/quicker...
View media item 8933
...we are going to get the inside of the airing cupbard tarted up as the plaster is badly blown. I'm a bit disapointed in how the electric cabling was left though...
View media item 8934
..are those cables really necessary in a combi system? Should they/could they not be nearer the boiler (downstairs in the kitchen)?
H) Just a trivial whinge but does anyone think the install of this thermostat is a bit wonky?
View media item 8949
...that's it really. Any comments (constructive ideally!) would be gratefully received. Just so I can seperate my paranoia and worrying from any genuine issues that I ought to get him to look again at really.
Cheers!
Andy