Hi Guys,
I'm looking for some advice. I am purchasing a new house, which was built around 1991, so I suspect the boiler is about the same age.
My surveyor recommended I get the boiler inspected as it is an old model and "will not be able to source the parts in the event of a breakdown".
The seller of the house has said he knows a corgi gas fitter, so will get the inspection done himself, which he has done and then given me the report.
The boiler is (as stated on the Flue Gas Analysis) an "Apollo 30/50".
Here is what is written on the FGA:
Press: working/operating
Fuel: Natural gas
O2 (%) ....... 5.1
CO (ppm) ..... 88
CO2 (%) ....... 9.0
Ratio ............ 0.0010
Pressure (mBar) .... -0.06
Temp net (C) ....... 80
Temp flue (C) ........ 98
Eff net (%) ......... 96.5
XS air (%) ........... 32.1
What raised my suspicions is that the efficiency here says 96.5%, and I know (thanks to google) these old boilers operate at around 70% efficiency.
Also when I input the corgi reg number on the gas safe register website, it says this operator was not found.
I suppose my question is, is this normal, and I'm being paranoid? Or is there real cause for concern?
Any advice is greatly appreciated,
Chris
I'm looking for some advice. I am purchasing a new house, which was built around 1991, so I suspect the boiler is about the same age.
My surveyor recommended I get the boiler inspected as it is an old model and "will not be able to source the parts in the event of a breakdown".
The seller of the house has said he knows a corgi gas fitter, so will get the inspection done himself, which he has done and then given me the report.
The boiler is (as stated on the Flue Gas Analysis) an "Apollo 30/50".
Here is what is written on the FGA:
Press: working/operating
Fuel: Natural gas
O2 (%) ....... 5.1
CO (ppm) ..... 88
CO2 (%) ....... 9.0
Ratio ............ 0.0010
Pressure (mBar) .... -0.06
Temp net (C) ....... 80
Temp flue (C) ........ 98
Eff net (%) ......... 96.5
XS air (%) ........... 32.1
What raised my suspicions is that the efficiency here says 96.5%, and I know (thanks to google) these old boilers operate at around 70% efficiency.
Also when I input the corgi reg number on the gas safe register website, it says this operator was not found.
I suppose my question is, is this normal, and I'm being paranoid? Or is there real cause for concern?
Any advice is greatly appreciated,
Chris