DFE Ventilation

[jaydebruyne]

I know DFEs under 20kW have 100cm2 vents, if a DFE is 25kW, would you just put in another 135cm2 vent as you would with 2 DFEs?

Had a fire today that I had to cap off as the flame was about a foot and a half high and coming through the fire guard and no ventilation - it also had no gas valve, literally just a tap to open the gas and ran at 25kW - hence my question.

 

[newcastle phill]

Ive never seen one anywhere near those Kws lol.
Just little paltry ones up newcastle

 

[hammers4spanner]

Ive never seen one anywhere near those Kws lol.
Just little paltry ones up newcastle

Must have been an incinerator lol

 

[dancinplumba]

Is that in someones house ? wow

 

[newcastle phill]

Are you sure you werent at the crematorium lol

 

[jaydebruyne]

Lol that's what I thought when I switched it on haha but no it was like an effing pyrotechnic display in their lounge

 

[jaydebruyne]

And while doing the meter tests, I stumbled upon this little fella.. After googling it turns out its a false widow poisonous spider!!!!!

 

[dancinplumba]

blow torch it !!!

 

[jaydebruyne]

blow torch it !!!

Next to a gas meter? Lol the web is really different to normal spiders, a lot tougher.. Little fecker kept looking at me - a year ago I would have run home crying! Now I just mess myself... Haha

 

[lame plumber]

kills the poor lickle spider and checks for gas leaks in one fell swoop, easy peasy

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

blow torch it !!!

with the gas on using oxy acetylene fully cook the little bastid

 

[jaydebruyne]

Hopefully now I let it live I'll have good spidy karma and all his brethren will leave me be for-evvvv-errrr

 

[newcastle phill]

Youll only go back next year and all theyll find is a pair of steel toe capped boots near the meter box and a manometer hose sticking out of its gob.

Kill kill kiiiillllllllll

 

[plumben]

Undo the union leave the blow torch on full wack and drive away quickly, Kill it and any others in the street!

I don't think I've ever seen a gas fire over 6kw

 

[jaydebruyne]

Literally the flames were going into the chimney..

 

[Millsy 82]

And while doing the meter tests, I stumbled upon this little fella.. After googling it turns out its a false widow poisonous spider!!!!!

Just wear gloves and shoo him away.

I can't stand spiders but wouldn't kill one unless it was climbing over me then it's only self defence whilst running around screaming!

 

[Millsy 82]

I know DFEs under 20kW have 100cm2 vents, if a DFE is 25kW, would you just put in another 135cm2 vent as you would with 2 DFEs?

Had a fire today that I had to cap off as the flame was about a foot and a half high and coming through the fire guard and no ventilation - it also had no gas valve, literally just a tap to open the gas and ran at 25kW - hence my question.

I would be recommending a new fire to them. That one must be a gas guzzler and also must be ancient! I've only come across 1 gas fire with no gas valve or controls and it was installed in the 60's.

 

[TFGplumbing]

I can't stand spiders but wouldn't kill one!

What do you mean? its you or them

 

[jtsplumbing]

25Kw DFE never seen one with that output, what make was it ? & what size gas supply, don't know about flames going into chimney, they must have been coming out the top ! Bet they had horrendous gas bills !!

 

[jtsplumbing]

What do you mean? its you or them

He's a Buddhist !

 

[TFGplumbing]

He's a Buddhist !

You know whats running through that spiders mind.. "its me or him"

 

[Riley]

I found one of those hateful little sods hiding under unvented cylinder in the box nearly hit the roof when I saw it.

 

[Riley]

I should point out that I really don't mind spiders either

 

[jaydebruyne]

25Kw DFE never seen one with that output, what make was it ? & what size gas supply, don't know about flames going into chimney, they must have been coming out the top ! Bet they had horrendous gas bills !!

No make and 8mm pipework.. At high flame I coulda sworn it was guy Fawkes

 

[jaydebruyne]

Just wear gloves and shoo him away.

I can't stand spiders but wouldn't kill one unless it was climbing over me then it's only self defence whilst running around screaming!

Didn't have any on me, so just pulled my sleeve over my hand.. Literally a year ago I would have told the office I didn't make the job and got someone else to go haha

 

[Old Account]

Are you sure you werent at the crematorium lol

thats a tough one ...

 

[Old Account]

I found one of those hateful little sods hiding under unvented cylinder in the box nearly hit the roof when I saw it. View attachment 25075

they are not poisonous arent they ?

 

[jaydebruyne]

they are not poisonous arent they ?

Looks just like a false widow to me, markings on the back and everything.. People have had limbs amputated and some people have died from their bites - there was an influx of them in the UK not so long ago

 

[Millsy 82]

It's when you have to shut the water off externally and you lift the manhole and there's about 20 of the buggers! I then shut the lid and go find my stopcock key. I refuse to put my hand down that spider infested hole!!!

 

[WaterTight]

Looks just like a false widow to me, markings on the back and everything.. People have had limbs amputated and some people have died from their bites - there was an influx of them in the UK not so long ago

Read the Daily Mail less.

You are less likely to be bitten by one than you are to be stung by a wasp, should you encounter both. They are less aggressive than wasps and their bite is less dangerous to most people than a wasp sting.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Read the Daily Mail less.

You are less likely to be bitten by one than you are to be stung by a wasp, should you encounter both. They are less aggressive than wasps and their bite is less dangerous to most people than a wasp sting.

Have you not seen pics of people's limbs after a bite??

 

[WaterTight]

how bad individual cases of unlucky people can be is no grounds for regulating your caution. aussies live among endless dangeous critters yet remain largely panic free. perspective, innit.

 

[jaydebruyne]

how bad individual cases of unlucky people can be is no grounds for regulating your caution. aussies live among endless dangeous critters yet remain largely panic free. perspective, innit.

Everything is perspective I guess.. And knowing the facts. If you don't know the facts then your perspective is based on either ignorance or fear (I've had way too many glasses of wine lol)

 

[WaterTight]

Don't get me wrong. If I saw one I'd **** myself too. But what I'd be trying to tell myself is that there is very little reason to do so. Tabloid hysteria (like advertising) works on you even as you're laughing at it's ridiculousness, that's why it's so pernicious.

The problem is then you get lynchmobs waving firey pitchfork looking to exterminate hoardes of local paedos, baby stealing foxes or puppy savaging seagulls

 

[WaterTight]

I may have imagined it but seem to remember Chris Packham doing a tour or tv and radio shows during the height of the hysteria to call bull**** on it. I seem to remember him having one on his hand at some point while talking about them.