Boiler...newly installed, more problems!

southcoastrgi

callmechar wrote: »

Thank you Keith. I have attached a closer picture of the magna filter thing. Is this the older one?

The RGI said he will do whatever I think needs doing, I will jot down what you have daid

i was in the middle of writing when you posted those last two pics, no it is one of the new type if you look towards the back you will see a large round nut this can be undone to allow it to be fitted on horizontal pipework (although the main body should always face down), they do do two types one with a magnet & one without this one doesn't have a magnet it has for want of a better description a series of metal arms inside that stop any "lumps" of muck carrying on round the system, these then drop to the bottom of the filter ready to be flushed away when the valve at the bottom is opened, it is recommended that if a filter is fitted (which ever make or model) that it is fitted on the return pipe back to the boiler to prevent anything from getting into the boiler, i can't see from your photos but the back part of the filter (where the pipes go into it) will have an arrow in your case this arrow should be pointing down, if it's pointing up then this is the flow pipe from the boiler or it should be (if he has fitted the filter the right way round) while it will still work on the flow pipe it's not protecting the boiler as it should, without getting technical you can tell which pipe is which by running the boiler & seeing which pipe gets hot first (providing of course the two pipes are connected to the boiler the right way round).

southcoastrgi

can you post up the model of your boiler & i can give you the min service diamentions req.

callmechar

keithgillyon wrote: »

i was in the middle of writing when you posted those last two pics, no it is one of the new type if you look towards the back you will see a large round nut this can be undone to allow it to be fitted on horizontal pipework (although the main body should always face down), they do do two types one with a magnet & one without this one doesn't have a magnet it has for want of a better description a series of metal arms inside that stop any "lumps" of muck carrying on round the system, these then drop to the bottom of the filter ready to be flushed away when the valve at the bottom is opened, it is recommended that if a filter is fitted (which ever make or model) that it is fitted on the return pipe back to the boiler to prevent anything from getting into the boiler, i can't see from your photos but the back part of the filter (where the pipes go into it) will have an arrow in your case this arrow should be pointing down, if it's pointing up then this is the flow pipe from the boiler or it should be (if he has fitted the filter the right way round) while it will still work on the flow pipe it's not protecting the boiler as it should, without getting technical you can tell which pipe is which by running the boiler & seeing which pipe gets hot first (providing of course the two pipes are connected to the boiler the right way round).

Thanks Keith. There is an arrow, pointing down towards the boiler on the magnabooster.

callmechar

keithgillyon wrote: »

can you post up the model of your boiler & i can give you the min service diamentions req.

Thank you. Its a Worcester Bosch 18ri :beer:

southcoastrgi

the servicing clearances are (these are min distances), 30mm above the flue bend, 5mm either side of the boiler case, 200mm below the boiler, 20mm to a removeable door in front (ie if it was being fitted inside a cupboard), 600mm in front for servicing, these diamentions should be along with some others on page 12 of your installation & servicing book, so fitting it nearly ontop of your worktop was a no no anyway so well done to you for getting it raised up.

callmechar

keithgillyon wrote: »

the servicing clearances are (these are min distances), 30mm above the flue bend, 5mm either side of the boiler case, 200mm below the boiler, 20mm to a removeable door in front (ie if it was being fitted inside a cupboard), 600mm in front for servicing, these diamentions should be along with some others on page 12 of your installation & servicing book, so fitting it nearly ontop of your worktop was a no no anyway so well done to you for getting it raised up.

Thanks. It will be in a cupboard soon enough. So are the height clearances ok with the magnabooster right there? And the pipe above the flue?

southcoastrgi

the pipe above the flue looks tight but it should be ok you only need 30mm & this is to allow the flue bend to be removed (& if you are doing this you are prob moving or throwing the boiler away), the access panel on top of the boiler to the right is removable to allow you (well not you but a service engineer) to get a brush in to clean the inside of the heat exchanger if & when it needs it (good ole worcester lets not make things complicated), the worse case senario is that the spirovent (big nut) has to be loosened slightly to allow it to be twisted out of the way, but IMO a service engineer would have to be having a really bad day if he couldn't work around it, to move this up your installer would have to drain the system again & as you are going to be going at him with both barrels because of all the other things you aren't happy about (& quite rightly so) if you ask him to do this he may just tell you to go forth & multiply, if i were you i would get him to do the most important things that i have listed, get the gas safe inspection (if you can) & then never ever speak to him again, if the gas safe inspector is not happy with him or his standard of work he will soon know about it.

unclebulgaria

C_Mababejive wrote: »

What am i talking about..? ROTFL I suspect i have forgotten more than you know about Gas Engineering..

Ohhhhhhhhhhh famous last words!

C_Mababejive

callmechar wrote: »

Two more photos

Urgghhh..is that a big eadge of PTFE i see hanging out of that compression elbow..?

C_Mababejive

Well i shall bow out of this discussion then and let keithgillyon offer his expertise. I am only judging the job by my own high standards and wouldnt want to scaremonger.. i shall await update posts.