Baxi 552 bolier

[Lookoutleo]

Hi I've just bought a house with a Baxi 552 boiler fitted it has been partially dismantled and the burner is missing parts I wonder if anyone tell me will the burner from a 401 fit ? The back boiler itself seems to be ok no leaks. Can anybody tell me any help would be well appreciated

 

[lightning]

Get back onto them and find out why, surely when you brought the house boiler would have been checked over

 

[muggles]

You should find out why it's been disabled before spending money on parts. Is there any paperwork for it? It could have been disabled because there's a new boiler somewhere else which you haven't found yet. It's also possible that it was deemed to be dangerous, maybe due to a damaged flue for example, or some other issue. Just whacking a new burner in there could get you killed.

Did the vendor make it clear that the boiler wasn't working when you bought the house? If they didn't, and there isn't another boiler elsewhere, you could be entitled to force them to sort it out for you at their expense

 

[Lookoutleo]

no boiler was condemned because burner had failed

 

[dilalio]

My BS senses are heightened

 

[muggles]

Well to answer your question @Lookoutleo no a burner for a 401 won't fit; I've checked the parts lists and they are different sizes

 

[Lookoutleo]

ive been offered a whole 552 boiler and fire front , think i'll buy it and have mine replaced, is it possible to flip the boiler inside as my pipes come out on the right and the one ive been offered is on the left.

 

[muggles]

You won't be able to do that I'm afraid - energy efficiency regulations say that any replacement boiler must be A-rated, so fitting a complete new 552 isn't permitted and can't be signed off. Why not have your Gas Safe Registered Engineer strip out the bits you need from the replacement boiler and fit them into the new one?

 

[ianmcd]

I smell shoite

 

[dilalio]

I smell shoite

Well you put it more bluntly than me

 

[Lookoutleo]

I smell shoite

well your only in lanarkshire i'm in oban come and fix it for me

 

[mcmoby69]

I smell shoite

Bovine?

 

[sbgasman]

401 will not fit it is to narrow,buy the 552 and get a gasman to swop over the burner tray and test it.

 

[Hot&Cold]

Lookoutleo,Has your registered gas service operative asked you to source the parts or have you intervened to source your own parts. Ok parts (secondhand-preloved) can be sourced but are you sure the flue and other safety sensitive situations will be passable when the new burner array is fitted.

many gas operatives will not fit secondhand gas sensitive parts,some will but thats their enterprise.

back in the day,servicing a vintage baxi back boiler was a time consuming job.The burner can be dismantled and the gauze cleaned out,helps to prevent incomplete combustion resulting in a sotty boiler.

Lookoutleo hope your registered gas service operative is a mature person who does not rely on fga readings for a living