Unvented cylinder on chipboard?

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Diazole

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We have just had a old gravity system removed and a new system boiler installed, the unvented cylinder has been placed in the loft. The loft is boarded with chipboard and the cylinder is sat in the middle of two joists with a wall running underneath.

Is this safe?
 
My unvented cylinder is also on chipboard and its been like that since the house was built (2003). Albeit, it's not in the loft, its in the 'basement'. What are you concerned about? the weight?
 
Diazole said:
the unvented cylinder has been placed in the loft. The loft is boarded with chipboard and the cylinder is sat in the middle of two joists with a wall running underneath.
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why would you think this is not safe ? your installer has a duty of care to you,compliance paperwork would have been issued to the person who paid for the work. (if installed by a registered operative,thou).

Diazole said:
Is this safe?
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Can only say it will need further investigation as you have not mentioned the cylinders full weight with anything hanging off it and the thickness of the chipboard,condition of the chipboard and a few more mentions.

Ask the installer ?
 
Old&Bold said:
why would you think this is not safe ? your installer has a duty of care to you,compliance paperwork would have been issued to the person who paid for the work. (if installed by a registered operative,thou).



Can only say it will need further investigation as you have not mentioned the cylinders full weight with anything hanging off it and the thickness of the chipboard,condition of the chipboard and a few more mentions.

Ask the installer ?
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The installer says it is fine, the cylinder is 170L so I would guess 180kg when full, I believe the chipboard is 22mm. I know chipboard and water don't go well so I thought that 22mm ply should have been used?
 
While the chipboard itself needs to be able to support the total weight of the cylinder when full, don't forget that its also supported by all the pipes coming off it. It's not their job, but if the chipboard underneath my cylinder was completely removed, I doubt it would even move immediately.
 
Diazole said:
The installer says it is fine, the cylinder is 170L so I would guess 180kg when full, I believe the chipboard is 22mm. I know chipboard and water don't go well so I thought that 22mm ply should have been used?
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Well the fact that they put them on chipboard floors in new build houses may give you some comfort. With mine, it is the green water resistant chipboard though. I'm not worried about mine at all, the house it nearly 15 years old and the board underneath it is fine. I may have been more worried about it if it was in the loft where it could fall through a ceiling though, so I can understand your concern.
 
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Gerorge Standers said:
While the chipboard itself needs to be able to support the total weight of the cylinder when full, don't forget that its also supported by all the pipes coming off it. It's not their job, but if the chipboard underneath my cylinder was completely removed, I doubt it would even move immediately.
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Go on then mate film it for us
 
Gerorge Standers said:
While the chipboard itself needs to be able to support the total weight of the cylinder when full, don't forget that its also supported by all the pipes coming off it. It's not their job, but if the chipboard underneath my cylinder was completely removed, I doubt it would even move immediately.
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:eek:You could sell a lot of tickets :)

Chipboard is capable of supporting weight. When it is not waterlogged.

PS. I live O&B confidence in self certification. But he is an impressive Googler.
 
FFs - some ppl want their whole life future-proofed!!!

It's a case of... "ooh, ummmn, errr... I don't like the look of that... let me consult the god google, and if I should find something (after hours of searching, because I have the time to do that, in my desk based job) that, ever so slightly, strikes a chord, then my suspicions are confirmed and I am proved right!

Obviously, every tradesman that does an install, is a fly-by-night cowboy and couldn't give rat's arse about the work they undertake! :rolleyes:
 
I've just ignored a call from a customer, only to then get a text, a whatsapp msg and an email to say that "one of our radiators is now too hot!" - omfg... how will I sleep tonight? :mad::mad::mad:
 
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