Where has common sense gone?

[arran197]

Apparently now if there's a Baxi flue (we have loads on contract) that is of the new type which requires the self taper screw through the flue elbow and the screw hasn't been fitted, that means it's at risk, regardless of other factors. So the one I went to yesterday, the horizontal flue went straight out the wall behind the boiler and was cemented in, but had been at risked. Surely that screw is now redundant because the flue is cemented in?

Total overkill imo.

 

[Ermintrude]

No it's ncs suerly?

 

[arran197]

Our auditors have advised it's at risk. So the previous engineer left a mother and 2 children without for 3 days until I went and put a screw in the flue. Apparently one screw is ncs. I would say that providing the flue is otherwise ok that it's only ncs.

Reading the manufacturer instructions for the Duo Tec GA, the section regarding the self tapper in the elbow is not particularly strong with it's wording. It doesn't say you must, it simply says, screw the elbow to the flue section using the screw provided.

 

[stevetheplumber]

when i was on social housing price work we got a pound to screw the flues when on a service/llcert
personally i think its a load of carp when the flue is cemented in the only way the flue can come apart is if the boiler falls of the wall and i cant see a 3/8 self tapper doing much

 

[ed209]

Why were they without at risk doesn't mean a turn off

 

[gasmanrob]

During a brief stint doing HA I was told the same, and also worcester flues depending on the mi's early mi's don't state screws so there ok but new ones do state the flue needs to be screwed.

 

[stevetheplumber]

it is all because the lack of screws in flue was cited as a contributing factor in a recent co death of someone although from what i read it was flue extensions involved

 

[hammers4spanner]

We installed about 150 baxi GA's and got flagged on a couple where we only had 1 screw in securing the flue off the turret .

Basically 1 had been dropped (lost)on installation hence only having 1 self tapper , but nope 1 wasn't good enough so they were flagged as AT RISK .

Crazy

 

[BLOD]

Why were they without at risk doesn't mean a turn off

doesn't it ?

 

[ed209]

Apparently not you can ask the householder but if they say no you just record that on the form, job done.