Suitable Water Cylinder Plinth Construction Material
Posted: October 11th, 2019, 11:00 am
Hi folks, I'd like some opinions please. I have came across a certain home builder who has used chipboard as a platform to seat an unvented hot water cylinder. In this one example, the house is 4 years old, and has a 300 litre cylinder sitting on a platform with no joist or support under the cylinder itself. The home owner has had a leak (due to sludge in the system) which looks like it has went undetected for a while. The result is that the cylinder has started to sink in to the chipboard at one end.
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I have advised the homeowner that the platform is not fit for purpose and should be replaced urgently. However the house builder is stating that the platform is built to "industry standard" and won't do anything about it.
Can I get some opinions on what everybody believes is industry standard and what would be considered a suitable material to use to support a 350kg (when full) water cylinder? Does anybody actually use or believe that chipboard would be considered suitable in this application?
Thanks
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I have advised the homeowner that the platform is not fit for purpose and should be replaced urgently. However the house builder is stating that the platform is built to "industry standard" and won't do anything about it.
Can I get some opinions on what everybody believes is industry standard and what would be considered a suitable material to use to support a 350kg (when full) water cylinder? Does anybody actually use or believe that chipboard would be considered suitable in this application?
Thanks