CORGI reg'd fitters

[corgiman]

Nope still should do the benchmark as if you have a warranty call the manufacterers will wanna see it to ensure that the boiler has been installed as per their recommendations, The gas notification scheme does not ensure this just that all relevent building regs are conformed to and local building control are informed, if required, tell him to stop being a lazy sod

as for price

1800 to 2000 I would guess

 

[Agile]

Regarding the flue! Most of the boilers now have a flue terminal section which incorporates a built in slope.

Its almost certain that the Ravenheat uses one of these.

Your friend may be "mistaken" as there is a lot of misunderstandings even amongst CORGi registeed people.

And yes the fan can blow a few drops of wate out of the terminal.

The condensate pipe outside can be in 22 mm but in this case must be insulated.

Tony

 

[robgee1964]

Regarding the flue! Most of the boilers now have a flue terminal section which incorporates a built in slope.

Its almost certain that the Ravenheat uses one of these.

Your friend may be "mistaken" as there is a lot of misunderstandings even amongst CORGi registeed people.

And yes the fan can blow a few drops of wate out of the terminal.

The condensate pipe outside can be in 22 mm but in this case must be insulated.

Tony

The Ravenheat installation manual says to install it with a slope, even gives the amount of fall to use. What he's done is mispositioned the boiler - I've had the terminal rubber seal off and you can see where he's had to chip at the brickwork to get the glue to mate.

The waters making a big wet patch on the ground against the house - if left it will make a moss patch on the bricks too.

 

[croydoncorgi]

The condensate pipe outside can be in 22 mm but in this case must be insulated

Sorry Tony - beg to differ if you meant '22mm copper'.
Condensate will burn through copper tube in about a year!
Ask the happy residents at St Michaels, Oxted if you don't believe, me.

 

[brentwood]

John, I believe Tony is just pointing out that the (plastic) condesate pipe needs to be insulated if not enlarged once outside.
As for the flue, as already mentioned, corgi will inspect and issue a correction notice if the boiler isn't fitted to MI's.
Not sure how corgi this corgi guy is though!

 

[croydoncorgi]

But overflow pipe ain't '22mm'!

 

[brentwood]

Bit picky for .5mm. This isn't the Screwfix forum you know!

 

[Softus]

Save yourself some money in my opinion and DIY or get in a Polski. A lot of plumbers on here don't seem to have much training.

B*gger off, you utter bore.

 

[corgiman]

 

[Slugbabydotcom]

But overflow pipe ain't '22mm'!

22mm is exactly the same but different as ye olde 3/4" overflow pipe but in any case whats to stop anyone using a bit of 22mm hep?

Point#3 about the 10mm hot water pipe is the most valid point for me. It indicates that the guy is a cowboy and in your shoes I would be checking his credentials with Corgi. If he can't do the water side of the job competently I would be concerned about the gas side of the job whether his credentials check out or not!

 

[Nige F]

The condensate pipe outside can be in 22 mm but in this case must be insulated

Ask the happy residents at St Michaels, Oxted if you don't believe, me.

Do tell, is it a large new development?......I don`t get out of the forest much nowadays

 

[Soggy_weetabix]

Hi all

I recently had a new boiler fitted, to comply with the law I got a CORGI reg'd chap who specialised in heating.Looking forward to hearing your comments!!
[/i]

how much did he charge you for the job?

Tell you what, I'll turn that one around and ask some of the lads here what they might charge (roughly) to remove old cylinder and supply and fit a combi of that type of similar.

The guy reckoned they don't do the benchmark log books any more - something about the work being registered directly with CORGI now. I should ask my mate about that one ....

Regards
Rob

Cheers

JA robi³by to dla wolny, jak poniewa¿ d³ugi jak tam by³ niewiele butelki *vodka* w tym dla mnie. Faktycznie muszê mówiæ Mr *JDey* co te¿. JA robi znajdować on dra¿ni¹cy gob ****e chocia¿.

Dave jêzyk polski plumber

 

[robgee1964]

Point#3 about the 10mm hot water pipe is the most valid point for me. It indicates that the guy is a cowboy and in your shoes I would be checking his credentials with Corgi. If he can't do the water side of the job competently I would be concerned about the gas side of the job whether his credentials check out or not![/quote]

Indeed! Like I said, two of his compression joints were leaking anyway, had to get him back for that - the 22mm CH feed pipe was actually loose by hand - nut was really tight, must have had a duff olive or something? IT does raise concerns about the gas side tho, good job I don't smoke innit...?

Incidentally, why does the condensate drain have to be insulated? He's done it in (approximately!) 22mm plastic, and it runs through the wall and to a gulley about 3m away. Its not insulated (suprise).

I rang Ravenheat this morning to ask about the flue angle, 10mm water feed, but being a mere non CORGI regd member of the public they wouldn't discuss it with me. Told me to take it up with the installer - D'oh - like he's really gonna admit its wrong!

Thanks for all the info lads, its very helpful.

 

[ChrisR]

You can to check whether the 10mm pipe is actually mattering or not. I'm not entirely clear what the pippe layout is in your installation from what you say. It almost certainly IS mattering, but for a start simply measure the flow rate, with just a big hot tap on. It probably isn't set in the boiler (though it can be reduced). It depends on your mains pressure but should be at least 12 litres/min.

If drawing cold water seriously reduces the hot flow, and it isn't because of a poor mains supply, then it's due to pipe sizes.

 

[just-thinking]

probaly is a poor installation.but you get what you pay for.
dont worry to much,you will need to fit a decent boiler in 5-6 years.