Boiler too high on wall?

[polesapart]

Working in cramped and awkward spaces is unfortunately part and parcel of the plumbing and heating game.

Customers who make a bit of an effort to provide an accessible, uncluttered and well-lit working environment get a better service from me.

I'm sure that a platform as Nige F suggests would be greatly appreciated by any subsequent service engineer.

 

[durhamplumber]

The vaillant engineer was correct, I have worked for one of the big six who do not allow work from steps

Not even to reach the flue?

 

[durhamplumber]

First time I have heard that one. Presume a reference to Pontoon card game, never taking a risk?

Not as sophicated as that,,just means they can whinge for England

 

[ScottishGasMan]

Put your fridge or washing machine 1.9m in the air, would the manufacturers of them work on them up there?

What you have is classed as working at heights by the HSE, and companys following the correct protocol can and do instruct their employees not to work on such appliances. Not to be awkward but because people do have serious injurys from these scenarios. Is it really a stretch to imagine a company covering its back side and trying to protect its staff and make sure they get home safe at night? Should they risk that because that was the cheapest and most convenient place for you to put your boiler?

That being said. Working at heights does not instantly disqualify working off a ladder. Light duties for short periods of time are permissible assuming a risk assessment has been carried out and they can safely position ladders keeping 3 points of contact while carrying out light work.

However not all jobs a light work on boilers, probably why the guy has advised you, better to inform you now than in a couple years in the middle of winter when a bigger job may need done. He did fix it didnt he?

 

[durhamplumber]

Put your fridge or washing machine 1.9m in the air, would the manufacturers of them work on them up there?

What you have is classed as working at heights by the HSE, and companys following the correct protocol can and do instruct their employees not to work on such appliances. Not to be awkward but because people do have serious injurys from these scenarios. Is it really a stretch to imagine a company covering its back side and trying to protect its staff and make sure they get home safe at night? Should they risk that because that was the cheapest and most convenient place for you to put your boiler?

That being said. Working at heights does not instantly disqualify working off a ladder. Light duties for short periods of time are permissible assuming a risk assessment has been carried out and they can safely position ladders keeping 3 points of contact while carrying out light work.

However not all jobs a light work on boilers, probably why the guy has advised you, better to inform you now than in a couple years in the middle of winter when a bigger job may need done. He did fix it didnt he?

Heaven help us and save us from the snowflakes

 

[McCombi]

Would a hop up/platform not be suitable if only around 2m off ground?

 

[FiremanT]

Put your fridge or washing machine 1.9m in the air, would the manufacturers of them work on them up there?

What you have is classed as working at heights by the HSE, and companys following the correct protocol can and do instruct their employees not to work on such appliances. Not to be awkward but because people do have serious injurys from these scenarios. Is it really a stretch to imagine a company covering its back side and trying to protect its staff and make sure they get home safe at night? Should they risk that because that was the cheapest and most convenient place for you to put your boiler?

That being said. Working at heights does not instantly disqualify working off a ladder. Light duties for short periods of time are permissible assuming a risk assessment has been carried out and they can safely position ladders keeping 3 points of contact while carrying out light work.

However not all jobs a light work on boilers, probably why the guy has advised you, better to inform you now than in a couple years in the middle of winter when a bigger job may need done. He did fix it didnt he?

Jeez. We will soon have roofers complaining that the tiles are too high

 

[ReganAndCarter]

The vaillant engineer was correct, I have worked for one of the big six who do not allow work from steps

Jesus H! How did we ever win wars and run an empire?

 

[ianmcd]

Jesus H! How did we ever win wars and run an empire?

Never said I agreed with it but its the way things are Im afraid

 

[ollski]

More work the big boys talk themselves out of the more that's left for the rest of us.

 

[Notch7]

Would a hop up/platform not be suitable if only around 2m off ground?

Thats exactly what I was thinking.

One of those hop ups would be about the right height, they are about 500mm high, which would mean the bottom of boiler would be at 1300mm

https://www.screwfix.com/p/aluminium-work-platform-900-x-490mm/6409p

500mm off the ground though, it might need a safety rail

 

[Mottie]

More work the big boys talk themselves out of the more that's left for the rest of us.

That’s exactly how it went when BG wanted £600 on top of the boiler install price for a tower/scaffolding to slip a finishing ring on a flue poked through an existing hole on my flank wall. A local independant RGI was happy to charge that for the whole install and he got me the boiler at a price that I couldn’t get it for.

 

[spareshunter]

He is from Vaillant what do you expect. At 1.9m he will be able to repair leaking joints under the boiler easily.

He will need this https://www.screwfix.com/p/aluminium-podium-ladder-2-treads-1-96m/1364p?_requestid=141825 to comply with HSE plus hi-viz jacket, hard hat, safety goggles and protective gloves. Or you could just call a proper engineer.