Damaged flue terminal, what's missing?

[Jthomas]

Hi - we recently had some building work done and it looks like the scaffolding has damaged the flue terminal fitting (see photo).

Can anyone help me to identify what is broken and so what part I need to buy?

The boiler is a Worcester-Bosch 532i

thanks

J

 

[Dan Robinson]

The engineer doing the work will know what to buy.

 

[bernardgreen]

What about advising the OP as to whether it is safe or not safe to operate the boiler with the flue terminal damaged ?

 

[Jthomas]

ok, but given that the last job I got charged over £100 for a part that I subsequently found I could purchase myself for less than £10 - can anyone let me know what part it is I need to buy - I will then ask a qualified engineer to fit it.

thanks

J

 

[ollski]

It's only a vermin guard, plumbcenter will probably have them for about 20 quid. Ask for a Worcester terminal guard but best fitted by rgi to make sure there has been no other damage to the flue while it was getting battered

 

[WLF85]

Love the pros who seem to spend half their day on a DIY forum telling people what they can't do.

Leave it to the mods.

 

[bernardgreen]

It's only a vermin guard,

Doesn't the central tube have to extend several inches beyond the outer tube to prevent combustion products being drawn back into the air intake.

 

[ollski]

Not really, if you watch the plume emitted you will see it pushed from the boiler with some force. It is still classed as part of the flue though and any flue alterations require a combustion check as well as a visual condition check by someone who knows what they're looking at

 

[Jthomas]

Thanks guys

 

[Dan Robinson]

if you watch the plume emitted you will see it pushed from the boiler with some force

Oh dear.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Love the pros who seem to spend half their day on a DIY forum telling people what they can't do.

People with an iq higher than a gerbil can often do more than one thing at a time.

Don't judge people by your own limitations.

 

[bernardgreen]

iq higher than a gerbil

IQ = 100 times ( mental age divided by physical age )

for any population of creatures the average of IQs will be 100.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Thanks Bernard.

 

[FiremanT]

Not sure you are right there, Ollski. It is almost a capital,offence to not cement under a manufacturers recommended seal, so I don't see that a terminal with a part missing will pass muster.

I am loving the pipeclip. Perhaps the idea is that having the clip off the wall will make the clip comply.

 

[Steelmasons]

I am loving the pipeclip. Perhaps the idea is that having the clip off the wall will make the clip comply.

Have I missed something FT?... What clip are you referring too??