Baxi boilers installed for Decent Homes project

High efficiency Baxi Megaflo boilers have been used by Nottingham City Homes to replace old boilers as part of its Decent Homes refurbishment programme.

The properties on the Woodlands Estate in Nottingham are situated in five multi storey tower blocks and the highest flue terminal is 180 feet above the ground.

Nottingham City Council has found an unusual solution for replacing the flues.

The have brought in abseiling specialists Total Access to access the flue terminals of the 373 high rise flats.

The abseilers work on one block at a time in coordination with heating contractor Vinshire Plumbing and Heating.

As the engineers installing the boiler get to the stage when the flue needs to be changed, they hang a sheet out of the window to mark the right flat.

Then the abseiler drops down from the roof of the tower, removes the old flue, exchanges it with a new one handed through the window by the heating engineer, and fits and seals it.

The boilers are being replaced with Baxi Megaflo HE boilers as part of Nottingham City Homes Secure Warm Modern programme for meeting the requirements of the Government's Decent Homes initiative.

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