Vaillant Boiler

[vicky86]

Right, let me try and make sense as I haven't a clue how to word all this!

I rent a house with a reputable estate agency (and pay enough for the pleasure).
We have annual gas checks and on our 3rd gas check the gas man informed us our gas pipe to the boiler was 15mm instead of 22mm. As a result the pressure was so low we could not use the boiler at all until the problem was rectified. I am thinking this since this was a 'hazzard' it should of been picked up on previous inspections?

He also took our gas fire out (previous inspectors have never done this) and noticed a lot of damage to the concrete base explaining this also must not be used until fixed as dangerous gases can leak down and come up through the floor boards.
My Q is am I right to be a bit (read lot) peed off about this, I have a small daughter and this all seems a bit dangerous.
PS would this have affected my gas bills too since not enough gas could reach the boiler making it less efficient.......... or am I just being a 'girl' & reading too much into this.


All replies much appreciated

 

[Agile]

First every gas inspection involves a degree of judgement.

Sometimes regulations change.

The situation behind the fire can only get worse.

Since you are a tenant then let the landlord sort it all out quickly and be pleased that you dont have to be paying for the work.

Tony

 

[Beerlover]

Recently (late last year), Vaillant published their minimum working gas pressures for their boilers. The boilers will work perfectly well at lower pressures than specified but would not meet EU standards on NOx outputs. These produce acid rain but are not harmeful to humans.

Now these have been set, your RGI must act on these. Your previuos engineers would not have been tied by this.

As for the gas fire, the catchment area behind may have only recently deteriorated. If it passed spillage and flue flow tests there would have been no compulsion to remove and check the fire.

It wasn't me so I cannot coment on their actions further, but I hope this will set your mind at rest.

 

[bengasman]

It sounds like this is a matter of: get it repaired BEFORE it gets dangerous.
Don't worry about the gasbill, nothing that a couple of hours overtime won't cover.

 

[DP]

on our 3rd gas check the gas man informed us our gas pipe to the boiler was 15mm instead of 22mm

A 15mm gas line is almost always undersized to supply gas to a combi boiler unless the gas meter is next or near the boiler.

Chances are the third engineer is doing his work with due dilligence instead of ticking boxes rthat often happens when gas reports are done in 10 minutes. Carried out a gas report last week where the burner pressure indicated on previous check was entirely different from what the actual pressure the boiler was running at.

 

[vicky86]

Thanks so much for your informative replies.

First every gas inspection involves a degree of judgement.

Since you are a tenant then let the landlord sort it all out quickly and be pleased that you dont have to be paying for the work.

Tony

Thanks Tony I am very pleased not to have to foot these bill's, but as I rent my property I rather thought a safe house hold is part and parcel of the £850pcm rent.


Work is due to be carried out this week.
And a warm household is soon to be resumed.

Thanks again