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The chimney to this boiler, fitted three years previously, had never been installed correctly because the hole was too high Richard Roberts made the installation safe.
A DIY plume kit had been made by Ryan Grosvenor’s customer using waste/ downpipe with a plastic covering (clearly showing heat damage). Ryan made safe and installed a new plume kit specific to the boiler manufacturer.
The chimney terminal had been ‘modified’ using plumbing fittings to remove the products of combustion after the customer had some building alterations. Steve Poole made safe and the installation has been rectified.
This severely corroded gas supply to the gas fire was causing a smell of gas, says Ben Somerwill. Not only had the pipework not been adequately protected using the correct material, but the fire surround had been stuck to the wall using expanding foam. Ben made safe.
14 April 2021
