Boiler worry...

andyguk

Hey everyone :j

Ok well I had a new boiler installed back in April by a guy I thought was Corgi registered (turned out he used to be). I only invited him to do the work as he had a great recommendation from a previous installation. Anyway, the boiler was installed, he seemed to know what he was doing, and at the end he got a Corgi guy from Wickes to come out and sign it off.

So the boiler is signed off, everything works fine and it's a great little system. Well I say little, the boiler is actually quite large (Maxol Supacombi HE28) and VERY heavy. Took 2 guys to lift it onto the wall bracket, which leads me onto the worry I have. I didn't see the metal wall bracket go on the wall, so have no idea what size it was. Obviously I assume it was big enough for the boiler as it came supplied. It seems solid and doesn't move, but I just can't stop worrying that the whole thing is going to come off the wall at some point. And to make matters worse the north east mainline is only approx 500 metres from the house and the passing freight trains physically shake the house.

Am I worrying too much Or is there any justification for it? To be honest I thought the boiler was going to be a lot smaller and maybe a lot lighter too.

coolagarry

I should think you are worrying about nothing. It seems likely that the bracket was made for the boiler and even though the guy wasn't Corgi registered, he had been and carried out the job to your satisfaction. I understand that registration is quite expensive so that could why he dropped out and the fact that he told you points to him being an honest bloke.
If you are really worried then look to see can you add some kind of bracket underneath but personally I wouldn't bother.

andyguk

coolagarry wrote: »

I should think you are worrying about nothing. It seems likely that the bracket was made for the boiler and even though the guy wasn't Corgi registered, he had been and carried out the job to your satisfaction. I understand that registration is quite expensive so that could why he dropped out and the fact that he told you points to him being an honest bloke.
If you are really worried then look to see can you add some kind of bracket underneath but personally I wouldn't bother.

yeh I'm probably worrying bout nothing. The guy actually put his old Corgi number on the commissioning form and I checked it out straight away. It wasn't until I chased him up that he told me he used to be registered, and then got someone else in to commission it.

I was thinking about adding something underneath to give it some support for peace of mind, but I wouldn't know what to add, anyone have any ideas or links to this kind of product? I'm still to make a 'cover' for the pipes, so could incoporate any support into that. Anyone else had to or wanted to do this?

thanks in advance fo the advice :T

ariba10

As Coolagarry said you are worrying about nothing.

You can box in any pipes that you want to cover but I would not put any additional supports on the boiler itself.