I did a boiler change today - well, helped out on one.
The old one had a leaking heat exchanger, which was dripping water onto
the gas burner jets, thus putting out the flame, and leaking out the
bottom of the casing.

However, the homeowner thought it was just the pilot light not working -
even though it didnt have a pilot light.
Because he didnt see the pilot flame, he thought it was the wind
blowing in the flue that was blowing out the pilot light.
It was a balanced flue, so that is unlikely to happen, even if there
was a pilot flame.

So, to stop the non-existent pilot flame blowing out, he put a plastic
bag over the flue exhaust.
So now, air cannot get in, and neither can any of the exhaust gases get
out.

We explained that it was a really stupid thing to do, and he was lucky
that the boiler did not work properly, as it could have killed him with
the exhaust gases.

He wasnt bothered, as if he smelt the exhaust gases, he would have
turned it off!

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On 09/01/15 16:20, A.Lee wrote:

He wasnt bothered, as if he smelt the exhaust gases, he would have
turned it off!


Yep - that's officially the dumbest thing this year...

Wonder if he's have tried that with a old style gas geyser?

http://goo.gl/YwkAB9

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

--
Colin Bignell

On Fri, 9 Jan 2015 16:20:36 +0000 (UTC)
"A.Lee" wrote:

I did a boiler change today - well, helped out on one.
The old one had a leaking heat exchanger, which was dripping water
onto the gas burner jets, thus putting out the flame, and leaking out
the bottom of the casing.

However, the homeowner thought it was just the pilot light not
working - even though it didnt have a pilot light.
Because he didnt see the pilot flame, he thought it was the wind
blowing in the flue that was blowing out the pilot light.
It was a balanced flue, so that is unlikely to happen, even if there
was a pilot flame.

So, to stop the non-existent pilot flame blowing out, he put a plastic
bag over the flue exhaust.
So now, air cannot get in, and neither can any of the exhaust gases
get out.

We explained that it was a really stupid thing to do, and he was lucky
that the boiler did not work properly, as it could have killed him
with the exhaust gases.

He wasnt bothered, as if he smelt the exhaust gases, he would have
turned it off!


One to add to the list of:

"And they walk among us".

--
Davey.

On 09/01/15 17:33, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:03:30 +0000, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

Indeed. Although the fact someone as stupid as this became a police
officer should worry the rest of us ... how many more are there out
there ?


Thick bent copper - shurely that have never happened before...

"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:03:30 +0000, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

Indeed. Although the fact someone as stupid as this became a police
officer should worry the rest of us ... how many more are there out
there ?


****ing google it. South Yorkshire Police employ 2710 of the thick ingnorant
****s.

http://www.southyorks.police.uk/cont...mber-employees

--
Adam

When I moved into my current house 7 years ago the 8.5kW electric shower
was leaking. Investigation showed that the over-pressure valve had
popped its ball.
To solve the "leak" the previous owner had sealed all the way round the
shower casing with bathroom sealant so the electrics were full of water.

Another Dave
--
Change nospam to gmx in e-mail.

"ARW" wrote in message
...
"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:03:30 +0000, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

Indeed. Although the fact someone as stupid as this became a police
officer should worry the rest of us ... how many more are there out
there ?


****ing google it. South Yorkshire Police employ 2710 of the thick
ingnorant ****s.

http://www.southyorks.police.uk/cont...mber-employees

Hmmmmm.
I've been nicked only a few times in my 43 years of driving. Nothing serious
and only driving offenses.
In every nicking the policeman was in the right and I was (knowingly) in the
wrong.
It seems to me that people who hate the police are the people who just keep
breaking the law and just keep getting caught ?

Another Dave wrote:
When I moved into my current house 7 years ago the 8.5kW electric shower
was leaking. Investigation showed that the over-pressure valve had
popped its ball.
To solve the "leak" the previous owner had sealed all the way round the
shower casing with bathroom sealant so the electrics were full of water.

Another Dave

Customer had drop-out on the TV picture. We eventually found a one-in
eight-out UHF amplifier wrapped in a plastic bag and a towel, behind the
settee. It was very hot indeed, and stinking, and faulty. She'd wrapped
it up to keep the smell in, "and now you mention it, that was the day
the telly went funny."

Bill

Mr Pounder wrote
ARW wrote
Jethro_uk wrote
Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

Indeed. Although the fact someone as stupid as this became a police
officer should worry the rest of us ... how many more are there out
there ?

IMO you'd have to be pretty stupid to want the job.

****ing google it. South Yorkshire Police employ 2710 of the thick
ingnorant ****s.

http://www.southyorks.police.uk/cont...mber-employees

Hmmmmm.
I've been nicked only a few times in my 43 years of driving. Nothing
serious and only driving offenses.

Me too and I have been driving for quite a bit longer than that.

In every nicking the policeman was in the right and I was (knowingly) in
the wrong.

Me too.

It seems to me that people who hate the police are the people who just
keep breaking the law and just keep getting caught ?

They can also be those who have been caught
for breaking the law which is quite a stupid law
in the circumstances. We have an absolute speed
limit on our highways and I have never been
booked for exceeding other than that speed
limit. While I don’t actually hate the cops and
have in fact welcomed their assistance when
I have had some arsehole break the law in a
way that’s a damned nuisance to me, I can
see why some can end up disliking the cops.

"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
I did a boiler change today - well, helped out on one.
The old one had a leaking heat exchanger, which was dripping water onto
the gas burner jets, thus putting out the flame, and leaking out the
bottom of the casing.

However, the homeowner thought it was just the pilot light not working -
even though it didnt have a pilot light.
Because he didnt see the pilot flame, he thought it was the wind
blowing in the flue that was blowing out the pilot light.
It was a balanced flue, so that is unlikely to happen, even if there
was a pilot flame.

So, to stop the non-existent pilot flame blowing out, he put a plastic
bag over the flue exhaust.
So now, air cannot get in, and neither can any of the exhaust gases get
out.

We explained that it was a really stupid thing to do, and he was lucky
that the boiler did not work properly, as it could have killed him with
the exhaust gases.

He wasnt bothered, as if he smelt the exhaust gases, he would have
turned it off!


As the appliance is room sealed, all that would happen is the flame would
go out through lack od oxygen because the combustion gases would be
recirculated through the boiler.
I expect that's why the pilot light went out.
He would know if there was a pilot light, there's usually means of seeing
it.

If the plastic bag didn't melt.

So stupid thing to do but no chance of killing ones self.

So you're the one that's not too clever.

"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
I did a boiler change today - well, helped out on one.
The old one had a leaking heat exchanger, which was dripping water onto
the gas burner jets, thus putting out the flame, and leaking out the
bottom of the casing.

However, the homeowner thought it was just the pilot light not working -
even though it didnt have a pilot light.
Because he didnt see the pilot flame, he thought it was the wind
blowing in the flue that was blowing out the pilot light.
It was a balanced flue, so that is unlikely to happen, even if there
was a pilot flame.

So, to stop the non-existent pilot flame blowing out, he put a plastic
bag over the flue exhaust.
So now, air cannot get in, and neither can any of the exhaust gases get
out.

We explained that it was a really stupid thing to do, and he was lucky
that the boiler did not work properly, as it could have killed him with
the exhaust gases.

He wasnt bothered, as if he smelt the exhaust gases, he would have
turned it off!

--
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To reply by mail, change '+' to 'plus'

Drivel
All that would happen is that the flame would go out through lack of oxygen.
as combustion gases were recirculated back into the boiler.
No danger to the householder, the appliance is room sealed.

Assuming the plastic bag didn't melt.

"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
I did a boiler change today - well, helped out on one.
The old one had a leaking heat exchanger, which was dripping water onto
the gas burner jets, thus putting out the flame, and leaking out the
bottom of the casing.

However, the homeowner thought it was just the pilot light not working -
even though it didnt have a pilot light.
Because he didnt see the pilot flame, he thought it was the wind
blowing in the flue that was blowing out the pilot light.
It was a balanced flue, so that is unlikely to happen, even if there
was a pilot flame.

So, to stop the non-existent pilot flame blowing out, he put a plastic
bag over the flue exhaust.
So now, air cannot get in, and neither can any of the exhaust gases get
out.

We explained that it was a really stupid thing to do, and he was lucky
that the boiler did not work properly, as it could have killed him with
the exhaust gases.

He wasnt bothered, as if he smelt the exhaust gases, he would have
turned it off!

--
Alan
To reply by mail, change '+' to 'plus'

No danger. It is room sealed.
All that wouldd happen is the flame wuld go out as combustion gases were
chanelled back to the boiler.

If the plastic didn't melt first.

On 09/01/2015 17:03, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

And why couldn't it have been reported up to now. As the article claims?

On Fri, 9 Jan 2015 17:33:38 +0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:03:30 +0000, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

Indeed. Although the fact someone as stupid as this became a police
officer should worry the rest of us ...

Relaxation of standards so that somebody from the ethnic community can
be employed and count to filling a quota.

G.Harman

Fredxxx wrote
Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

And why couldn't it have been reported up to now. As the article claims?

Maybe they had to decide which trials he had presented evidence in
so they could decide which would likely be appealed or something
and had to notify those who got convicted on his evidence etc first.

On 10/01/2015 13:25, Fredxxx wrote:
On 09/01/2015 17:03, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

And why couldn't it have been reported up to now. As the article claims?

Presumably to avoid the possibility of the fact that he was already
serving a sentence affecting the verdict in the later case.

--
Colin Bignell

On 10/01/2015 09:14, harryagain wrote:
"A.Lee" wrote in message


So stupid thing to do but no chance of killing ones self.

So you're the one that's not too clever.



But Alan is clever enough not to reply to a post three times....


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Probably my Brother. Took his mistress away for the weekend and made a post
on facebook tagging her in with him.

--
Adam

"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 20:07:41 +0000, Mr Pounder wrote:

"ARW" wrote in message
...
"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:03:30 +0000, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:

My nomination goes to the copper who turned up for work in a Ferrari.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-30710852

Indeed. Although the fact someone as stupid as this became a police
officer should worry the rest of us ... how many more are there out
there ?


****ing google it. South Yorkshire Police employ 2710 of the thick
ingnorant ****s.

http://www.southyorks.police.uk/cont...mber-employees

Hmmmmm.
I've been nicked only a few times in my 43 years of driving. Nothing
serious and only driving offenses.
In every nicking the policeman was in the right and I was (knowingly) in
the wrong.
It seems to me that people who hate the police are the people who just
keep breaking the law and just keep getting caught ?

I don't hate the police - and respect them for the fact that they would
put themselves between me and a blade or bullet. However, I don't think
they are in any way more special than any other class of moron. Bearing
in mind that *if* a policeman wants to make someones life awkward, he
already has a toolkit at his disposal.

When I was 19, I was driving a (posh) car on trade plates. Passed a
patrol car that didn't see them as (on police advice) we put them in the
windscreen to avoid theft.

When the copper saw I was covered, he asked who the car belonged to. I
said I didn't know (true). He then asked if the customer knew if I was
driving it. Unfortunately for him, I'd grown up around coppers, so
answered truthfully - that I didn't know. This lead to about 5 minutes of
being shouted at, and physically faced down, demanding that I "tell the
truth". But, as I pointed out, the truth was I had no idea what the
customer may - or may not - know, and if they wanted to know, they should
ask him. Or her.

It was quite a frightening experience. When I asked a police friend, he
said that if I had said no I would have admitted to an offence. If I had
said yes, then they would have contacted the customer, and if my name
wasn't mentioned - I would have committed an offence. (The offence being
something about driving without permission). As my police friend said, iot
would have been cleared up eventually (i.e. not gone to court) but it
certainly would have ruined my day.


That time I was arrested and I was "carrying too much money on me" took a
bit of sorting. I did not know that it was "illegal" to carry £2000 in cash,
but the customer insisted in paying cash to avoid VAT even though I was not
VAT registered (he was a bit thick that customer).

The customer was in fact a police officer

--
Adam

On Sunday, 11 January 2015 11:49:41 UTC, ARW wrote:
the customer insisted in paying cash to avoid VAT even though I was not
VAT registered (he was a bit thick that customer).
The customer was in fact a police officer

Bit embarrassing for them having that fact revealed in interview.

Owain

wrote in message
...
On Sunday, 11 January 2015 11:49:41 UTC, ARW wrote:
the customer insisted in paying cash to avoid VAT even though I was not
VAT registered (he was a bit thick that customer).
The customer was in fact a police officer

Bit embarrassing for them having that fact revealed in interview.

I'll raise you South Yorkshire police's finest moment -a stolen car and it
got away from the police in a chase. The car was not reported as stolen and
so the police decided to speak to the owner of the car - the owner of the
car was the no 1 suspect.

I was working at the car owners house when the police arrived and the
customer was at work at the time. The police were convinced that he was
hiding in the house.

The police later found the owner of the car. He worked on the switchboard at
Snig Hill police station and had been there all night.

******s

--
Adam