Condensate pipe into bucket...

[bernardgreen]

If a DIYer did something like that the RGI brigade ( at least those that frequent here ) would have a field day.

You made the assumption Bernard, not I!

I did not assume it had been done by a DIYer. but I did assume that IF it had been a DIY install then the RGI brigade here would have reacted against the DIYer.

 

[dilalio]

If a DIYer did something like that the RGI brigade ( at least those that frequent here ) would have a field day.

You made the assumption Bernard, not I!

I did not assume it had been done by a DIYer. but I did assume that IF it had been a DIY install then the RGI brigade here would have reacted against the DIYer.

Oh come on mate. Without getting embroiled in a semantics debate...
"If" and "did" is an assumption that it "wasn't" [a DIYer]!

I know many installers, some more diligent than others; none of them would risk their ticket (and livelihood) on leaving a "permanent" fixture like this one. As a temporary measure during extended works, maybe!

 

[bernardgreen]

I know many installers, some more diligent than others; none of them would risk their ticket (and livelihood) on leaving a "permanent" fixture like this one. As a temporary measure during extended works, maybe!

I agree with you. Most unlikely that an installer did this other than as a temporary measure. Maybe it was a temporary measure and then for some reason the installer never came back to finish the installation.

 

[AGAS]

assumptions is the mother of all f******

 

[simond]

When early condensing boilers were installed in the 80s (such as the Archie Kidd VHE) it was very common for them to be connected to a large plastic drum, particularly in a cellar location.

It is only comparatively recently that building regulations have caught up and made a load of silly requirements. Early Kidd customers knew they had to empty the container from time to time, and were happy to do so. Now we have legislation to prevent them. Is this the future?

 

[Agile]

Its the present and its progress!

 

[bernardgreen]

Its the present and its progress!

but in reverse gear ? ? ?

 

[dilalio]

assumptions is the mother of all f******

Is that an assumption?

 

[AGAS]

Is that an assumption?

 

[DavidSWP]

When most houses start at a £300,000 purchase price, I don't understand why you are even thinking of a problem which probably would cost no more than £84 to have rectified!

Tony

Riiiiight. Maybe in some desirable areas around London. Actually condensate into a bucket doesn't sound half bad - emptying it every few months down the sink sounds better than having to dig out a soak-away and lime chippings every couple of years.