DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD

Bad – Kitchen Fitters

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A retailer I deal with passed on the name of one of their clients who wanted to have a boiler installed. I called up and was asked to come and look at the current boiler and was told that it was built into a chimney breast in the kitchen.  The homeowner couldn’t make the appointment so his daughter showed me through to the kitchen. I didn’t see any signs of a boiler and after opening a few cupboards asked the young lady if she knew where the boiler was. She had no idea. So I changed my strategy. Find the flue and I’ll find the boiler. Well, I found the flue but the boiler still couldn’t be located.

The reason I couldn’t find the boiler is apparent in the pictures. The boiler is behind the kitchen units! When I opened up the cupboards and drawers there was still no access to the boiler. There is a gas pipe which runs outside from the chimney breast and little else for clues. The little air vent attached to the plinth is supposed to supply combustion air for the boiler. The problem is that know one knows what size the boiler is or what make the boiler is. Hell, I couldn’t even see the boiler without dismantling the kitchen! Clearly the kitchen fitter and owner saw no problem with this installation and have been fortunate not to kill anyone at the house.

We are investigating where to relocate the new boiler to an area where it’s safe and maintainable.

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