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We got back from a lovely holiday yesterday; more of that anon.
Today, the boiler was due its "annual"[1] safety inspection. It went roughly thus :
Gas man looks at boiler, pulls a face at its antiquity
Gas man opens boiler, sucks his teeth
Gas man sniffs boiler and declares "EPIC FAIL"[2]
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atreic (who is home) has to sign a declaration that she understands that the boiler is IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS (which means that if we refuse to allow immediate disconnection, our supplier has legal powers to force disconnection), and that attempting to reconnect it would be an offense under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations, punishable by a fine not exceeding £5000.
The boiler is a Thorn M (which seems to be so old that there isn't anything much on the internet about it, hence the photos here for all you antique boiler fetishists). Boiler Man has confirmed that he can't get the necessary spares, so replacement is going to be necessary.
That's not so simple, however. The condemned boiler is a floor-mounted one, which are now illegal to install. As you will see from the photo below, there isn't room to put a wall-mounted one near where the current boiler is. Boiler Man looked around the house, and decided the only suitable external wall is one in the front bedroom, which will lose us at least one wardrobe.
So far, so good. However, new boilers use a pressurised system for their radiators. With the exception of the extension, our radiators are too old to cope with this without going pop, so will all need replacing. Boiler Man thinks this is about a week's work for him, and would cost around £3000. In the mean time, we have no hot water (except that provided by an immersion heater which may or may not work). Thankfully the shower heats its own water...
Boiler Man is busy this week, but could do the work next week. I suspect our landlord will drag his feet as much as he can, but hopefully the agents can be persuaded to expedite things anyway. I fear I may have to get stroppy...
[1] We're the first tenants, and I do wonder if the agents ever actually saw a certificate...
[2] The pilot system is faulty (we knew that, it kept going out!), and one of the valves is leaking
A couple more photos of the condemned boiler can be found in the gallery.
Today, the boiler was due its "annual"[1] safety inspection. It went roughly thus :
Gas man looks at boiler, pulls a face at its antiquity
Gas man opens boiler, sucks his teeth
Gas man sniffs boiler and declares "EPIC FAIL"[2]
atreic (who is home) has to sign a declaration that she understands that the boiler is IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS (which means that if we refuse to allow immediate disconnection, our supplier has legal powers to force disconnection), and that attempting to reconnect it would be an offense under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations, punishable by a fine not exceeding £5000.The boiler is a Thorn M (which seems to be so old that there isn't anything much on the internet about it, hence the photos here for all you antique boiler fetishists). Boiler Man has confirmed that he can't get the necessary spares, so replacement is going to be necessary.
That's not so simple, however. The condemned boiler is a floor-mounted one, which are now illegal to install. As you will see from the photo below, there isn't room to put a wall-mounted one near where the current boiler is. Boiler Man looked around the house, and decided the only suitable external wall is one in the front bedroom, which will lose us at least one wardrobe.
So far, so good. However, new boilers use a pressurised system for their radiators. With the exception of the extension, our radiators are too old to cope with this without going pop, so will all need replacing. Boiler Man thinks this is about a week's work for him, and would cost around £3000. In the mean time, we have no hot water (except that provided by an immersion heater which may or may not work). Thankfully the shower heats its own water...
Boiler Man is busy this week, but could do the work next week. I suspect our landlord will drag his feet as much as he can, but hopefully the agents can be persuaded to expedite things anyway. I fear I may have to get stroppy...
[1] We're the first tenants, and I do wonder if the agents ever actually saw a certificate...
[2] The pilot system is faulty (we knew that, it kept going out!), and one of the valves is leaking
A couple more photos of the condemned boiler can be found in the gallery.