Neptune gas tumble dryer

[Penguin45]

Meant to post this a coupleof days a go.

Went to Springwood Nursery on Monday, Bosch in the cellar not washing or spinning – brushes, no problem.

Then, the boss says, can I clear the vent from the tumble dryer? Had a look, realised it was a gas fired Neptune commercial and said no.

However, when I asked, it transpired that she’d had a commercial service company out to look at the dryer, paid £86 for the call out, he’d said that it didn’t dry properly because the machine wasn’t venting, but they didn’t clear flues! The problem I have is that the machine was left live and with the gas connected, this can’t be right can it? I pulled the plug and said don’t use it.

What should they do, and surely the original repairers have cocked up?

Any advice appreciated,

Chris.

[Dave_Conway]

Re: Neptune gas tumble dryer

No, that isn’t right as far as I can see.

I’m not fully conversant with the commercial side of the gas regulations but the domestic situation would be along these lines:

“Immediately Dangerous” (Is in a dangerous condition that may cause death or injury to persons or damage to property). The owner/person responsible must be informed and the appliance labelled as such. Permission should be sought to disconnect the appliance and make safe (gas operatives do not have the power to do this without the owner’s/responsible person’s consent, only Transco can enforce this) If the responsible person or owner refuses, the gas operative must notify Transco as they have “right of entry” to ensure gas safety.

“At risk”(Not immediately dangerous but may pose a risk to persons or property) The responsible person or owner must be informed, the appliance labelled accordingly and permission sought to disconnect the appliance and make safe the installation, same as above, if the permission is refused, Transco must be notified.

“Sub Standard”(Is not up to current legislation) The responsible person or owner must be notified and the appliance labelled accordingly. Arrangements should be made wherever possible to make good any defects and bring the appliance in line with current legislation.

All of the above are down to definition really, personally I always go for the worst case scenario if in any doubt. In this instance, I would say the appliance was “At risk” as restricted airflow may cause “incomplete combustion” which can/may lead to carbon monoxide being present.

I would phone Corgi to be honest and ask for their advise, after gaining the company’s registration number to verify they are registered.

I hope all that is correct, it’s a bit late but I would never get time to do that during the day 😉

I’ll read it again tommorow to make sure.

Dave.

[comcat1]

Re: Neptune gas tumble dryer

Hi this appliance would be classed as at risk and a notice attached saying that it should not be used, as its at risk you can leave the gas etc. connected but prominent signs must be displayed explaining why it should not be used.

Most commercial laundry enginneers would have at least attempted to clear the vent (me included) the only reason for not doing so is if it’s a very tall stack or there was health and saftey issues.

Commercial gas regs for laundry are bassicly the same as domestic but with extra air make up and isolation.

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