Hi I have a Potterton Promax combi boiler that is around 11 years old now. From what I can make out it seems that it was never installed correctly according to the manufacturers instructions. I have only had this flat that I rent out for a year via the local council authority so they got the gas safety certificate completed. I am getting the flat back soon and have found out that whoever did the safety certificate they must have mentioned some issues on the gas certificate check but these were never addressed. The issues are as follows ;-
1) Flue not sealed when going through ceiling.
2)PRV pipe terminates into plastic overflow
3)Gas pipe not sleeved when going through plasterboard wall between cupboards (around 4 inch stud wall)
4)Extra flue clip required in the loft
5)Condensate pipe pushed into soil pipe
All these issues that I have just heard about were all from when the combi boiler was installed 11 years ago. Is there any comeback with regards to whoever installed the boiler as the flat has passed through a couple of family hands since the installation so I know that nothing has been altered since the installation. I still have the gas safety certificate from the original installation. Is there a way to report these issues via the gas safe register.
With regards to the issues the flue can easily be sealed with fire retardant foam, an extra flue clip can easily be done. It looks like they used a hot piece of 22mm copper pipe to burn a hole through the soil pipe and pushed the condensate pipe through the hole made.
The gas pipe is not going through a load bearing wall so not sure whether it needs to be sleeve or not. If so what can be used to resolve this issue.
My main concern is the PRV pipe which was run into an overflow pipe. As this is a first floor flat the overflow pipe just goes straight outside rather than run down the wall and face inwards as per the manufacturers booklet.
Any advice would be much appreciated for when I look to rent the flat out privately. I have enclosed some photos.
1) Flue not sealed when going through ceiling.
2)PRV pipe terminates into plastic overflow
3)Gas pipe not sleeved when going through plasterboard wall between cupboards (around 4 inch stud wall)
4)Extra flue clip required in the loft
5)Condensate pipe pushed into soil pipe
All these issues that I have just heard about were all from when the combi boiler was installed 11 years ago. Is there any comeback with regards to whoever installed the boiler as the flat has passed through a couple of family hands since the installation so I know that nothing has been altered since the installation. I still have the gas safety certificate from the original installation. Is there a way to report these issues via the gas safe register.
With regards to the issues the flue can easily be sealed with fire retardant foam, an extra flue clip can easily be done. It looks like they used a hot piece of 22mm copper pipe to burn a hole through the soil pipe and pushed the condensate pipe through the hole made.
The gas pipe is not going through a load bearing wall so not sure whether it needs to be sleeve or not. If so what can be used to resolve this issue.
My main concern is the PRV pipe which was run into an overflow pipe. As this is a first floor flat the overflow pipe just goes straight outside rather than run down the wall and face inwards as per the manufacturers booklet.
Any advice would be much appreciated for when I look to rent the flat out privately. I have enclosed some photos.
