Searching for advice - we have a Glow-worm boiler which is 20 years old.
On Tuesday night, during very strong winds, the CO alarm adjacent to the boiler went off. Transco came out, and disconnected the supply -
they did not check for carbon monoxide. We believe the strong winds caused a backdraft.
This morning a British Gas engineer came out to check and service the boiler. He said that the boiler is leaking and is unsafe -
there is a small leak coming from the heat exchanger. He also said that the flue was unsafe (he said it is asbestos).
We are aware that the flue doesn't comply with current regs - my understanding is that the regs are not retrospective.
What do you think ? The flue appears to be ceramic - does anyone recognise the insulating material ?
The boiler is still disconnected - a BG salesman has just said that the boiler cannot be repaired and quoting £4,000 for a new combi-boiler.
Thanks.
On Tuesday night, during very strong winds, the CO alarm adjacent to the boiler went off. Transco came out, and disconnected the supply -
they did not check for carbon monoxide. We believe the strong winds caused a backdraft.
This morning a British Gas engineer came out to check and service the boiler. He said that the boiler is leaking and is unsafe -
there is a small leak coming from the heat exchanger. He also said that the flue was unsafe (he said it is asbestos).
We are aware that the flue doesn't comply with current regs - my understanding is that the regs are not retrospective.
What do you think ? The flue appears to be ceramic - does anyone recognise the insulating material ?
The boiler is still disconnected - a BG salesman has just said that the boiler cannot be repaired and quoting £4,000 for a new combi-boiler.
Thanks.