Need advice on a boiler and its testing.

[ejparrott]

One of our members has requested some advice on a boiler, and its not a case I've ever come across before so I'm looking for a wise man to tell me what I can do.

The situation is thus: The member is building a 5" Royal Scot, to the Evans design. He was building the boiler 16 years ago at a college - night school presumably. He now does not have access to the equipment and the boiler has a few weeps. He lives local to one of the commercial boiler makers, and they have said that they can undertake the work to bring it up to standard - the owner has done his own 2xWP to identify the leaks.

But what of the certification? I would imagine the boiler maker will not want to do it because he hasn't built the boiler, so it won't be CE marked, because he doesn't have the certs. for the platework. Would it be right to treat it as a boiler built at home for personal (?)(public running a possibilty) use, that happens to have had some work done by a contractor?

Any wise thoughts?

[alanstepney]

As an ex boiler inspector, were I still testing them, I would class it as a home build, (with some minor remedial work performed by someone else).

I dont see any problem with that as it fits the facts. If, however, the professionals look at it and decide they wont touch it with the proverbial barge pole, then clearly it wont be fixed and so you wont need to test it.
Thus, the fact that a professional IS willing to tidy up any minor leaks, goes some way to show that they think the construction is such that it will pass the tests.

[Deleted]

The boiler maker won't issue a certificate, because he didn't make the boiler and can't verify the materials used. However, on completion of the repair, he should offer to do a 2xWP test and give a verbal opinion that it is OK to use. There should then be no problem with your club carrying out a re-test and certifying the boiler.

CE marking doesn't apply because the boiler wasn't commercially made.

[ejparrott]

Thanks chaps, that was the line I was thinking of taking on it, so I'm very grateful that you concur.

Cheers