I need to buy a flue pack B1 for an Ideal Classic SE 15RS boiler. There are
3 balanced flue packs available depending on the thickness of the wall -
however, I can only appear to find suppliers who can provide the "Standard
Flue Pack B".

Ideal list the following flue packs in their manual:

Pack B - balanced flue terminal suitable for wall thicknesses from 9" (23cm)
to 12" (30cm)
Pack B1 - balanced flue terminal suitable for wall thicknesses from 12 1/2"
(32cm) to 15 1/2" (39cm)
Pack C - balanced flue terminal suitable for wall thicknesses from 4 1/4"
(12cm) to 7 1/2" (19cm)

I need Pack B1 as I have a 13" wall but so far I've not found a supplier who
can supply it (though I can find ones who can supply the boiler).

How many houses have a between 9" and 12" wall? Doesn't allow much of a
cavity or plaster/render on the wall. I'm sure there must be one somewhere!

Its a bit of a long shot - but does anyone know of a company who can supply
this? PlumbWorld can't.

Thanks

David

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:58:41 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:

I need to buy a flue pack B1 for an Ideal Classic SE 15RS boiler. There are
3 balanced flue packs available depending on the thickness of the wall -
however, I can only appear to find suppliers who can provide the "Standard
Flue Pack B".

Ideal list the following flue packs in their manual:

Pack B - balanced flue terminal suitable for wall thicknesses from 9" (23cm)
to 12" (30cm)
Pack B1 - balanced flue terminal suitable for wall thicknesses from 12 1/2"
(32cm) to 15 1/2" (39cm)
Pack C - balanced flue terminal suitable for wall thicknesses from 4 1/4"
(12cm) to 7 1/2" (19cm)

I need Pack B1 as I have a 13" wall but so far I've not found a supplier who
can supply it (though I can find ones who can supply the boiler).

It's a cavity wall?


How many houses have a between 9" and 12" wall? Doesn't allow much of a
cavity or plaster/render on the wall. I'm sure there must be one somewhere!

I had an issue like this but for a different reason. I wanted to fit
the boiler into a kitchen cupboard, which was fine except that the
boiler was about 8mm too deep to provide the requisite clearance to
the door. The simple solution was to remove the plasterboard in the
area where the boiler fits.

If you are down to a few mm, then this might be viable.



Its a bit of a long shot - but does anyone know of a company who can supply
this? PlumbWorld can't.

More likely can't be bothered. If these parts exist then they should
be orderable. I would try other places like Plumbcenter and Travis
Perkins, even Discounted Heating. While you are at it see if you can
drive the price down a bit.





Thanks

David


..andy

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Its a bit of a long shot - but does anyone know of a company who can
supply
this? PlumbWorld can't.

Phone them to make sure. They totally changed their listing of
Worcester-Bosch flues when I pointed out they were stocking the wrong parts.
Given the excellent response they gave to me over the phone, I wouldn't be
surprised if they could get hold of it for you. Obviously, mileage may vary.

Christian.

Andy Hall wrote:
On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:58:41 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:

Its a bit of a long shot - but does anyone know of a company who can
supply this? PlumbWorld can't.

More likely can't be bothered. If these parts exist then they should
be orderable. I would try other places like Plumbcenter and Travis
Perkins, even Discounted Heating. While you are at it see if you can
drive the price down a bit.

Well, I emailed Discounted Heating and got a reply from
labelled HPRC. Centers.co.uk is the parent of Plumb
Center and HRPC. Didn't know they were related. Anyway, they claim they
can get it with 10-14 days delay for £85 + VAT + Delivery. Seeing as the
standard one is £40 - £45 inc VAT from most places it seems a little steep
for what is really just another 2" of flue....

Hopefully other places may be able to get it quicker, and possibly with a
little more reasonable price.

Thanks

David

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 19:06:53 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:

Andy Hall wrote:
On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:58:41 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:

Its a bit of a long shot - but does anyone know of a company who can
supply this? PlumbWorld can't.

More likely can't be bothered. If these parts exist then they should
be orderable. I would try other places like Plumbcenter and Travis
Perkins, even Discounted Heating. While you are at it see if you can
drive the price down a bit.

Well, I emailed Discounted Heating and got a reply from
labelled HPRC. Centers.co.uk is the parent of Plumb
Center and HRPC. Didn't know they were related. Anyway, they claim they
can get it with 10-14 days delay for £85 + VAT + Delivery. Seeing as the
standard one is £40 - £45 inc VAT from most places it seems a little steep
for what is really just another 2" of flue....

All of the Centers organisations are part of Wolseley Centers.

If you are doing a lot of work then it is worth getting an account
with the group. Then you can squeeze them for better prices.

Never accept the quoted price. You should be able to get a minimum of
20% on most things.





Hopefully other places may be able to get it quicker, and possibly with a
little more reasonable price.

Thanks

David


..andy

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Andy Hall wrote:
On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 19:06:53 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:

Andy Hall wrote:
On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:58:41 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:

Its a bit of a long shot - but does anyone know of a company who
can supply this? PlumbWorld can't.

More likely can't be bothered. If these parts exist then they
should be orderable. I would try other places like Plumbcenter
and Travis Perkins, even Discounted Heating. While you are at it
see if you can drive the price down a bit.

Well, I emailed Discounted Heating and got a reply from
labelled HPRC. Centers.co.uk is the parent
of Plumb Center and HRPC. Didn't know they were related. Anyway,
they claim they can get it with 10-14 days delay for £85 + VAT +
Delivery. Seeing as the standard one is £40 - £45 inc VAT from most
places it seems a little steep for what is really just another 2" of
flue....

All of the Centers organisations are part of Wolseley Centers.

If you are doing a lot of work then it is worth getting an account
with the group. Then you can squeeze them for better prices.

Never accept the quoted price. You should be able to get a minimum of
20% on most things.

Well, I've now had an email from Inspired Heating Solutions
(www.inspiredheating.co.uk) saying they have now updated their online
catalogue to include all the various flue packs for this boiler, and all the
prices are the same for the various ones and are £44 including VAT and
delivery.

Incidentally, they are also the cheapest supplier for the boiler too I've
found.

Guess who I'll be going with.

Thanks

David

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 22:25:30 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:



Well, I've now had an email from Inspired Heating Solutions
(www.inspiredheating.co.uk) saying they have now updated their online
catalogue to include all the various flue packs for this boiler, and all the
prices are the same for the various ones and are £44 including VAT and
delivery.

Incidentally, they are also the cheapest supplier for the boiler too I've
found.

Guess who I'll be going with.

There you go.

If they are advertising those prices, still ask if they can do better
when you place the order.

The worst that can happen is that they say no and then you haven't
lost anything.


Thanks

David


..andy

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