Baxi Boiler fuses

[sparks1234]

We have today connected up a central heating system and the boiler was a wall hung Baxi, all it needed was a live, switchline , neutral and earth. I was very surprised to see that they had fuses the neutral. Anyone else come across other boilers with this?

 

[Guest123]

Yeah.....probably the same boiler, think it was a Baxi, had a chrome section on the bottom where the controls are.

Couldn't really see a need for it though, possibly more harm than good IMO.

 

[sparks1234]

This was their response.



The two fuses ensure boiler is safe whether live / neutral polarity is
correct or not ( it is not uncommon to find installations connected reverse
polarity, installer or spur error ). They also conform to CE standards
where polarity controlled wiring isn't present.
There should be no problems with safety, only a suitably qualified person
should work on a gas appliance and before work commences should carry out
preliminary electrical checks, these include polarity, voltage and earth
continuity and resistance.

 

[d1scv]

This was their response.



The two fuses ensure boiler is safe whether live / neutral polarity is
correct or not ( it is not uncommon to find installations connected reverse
polarity, installer or spur error ). They also conform to CE standards
where polarity controlled wiring isn't present.
There should be no problems with safety, only a suitably qualified person
should work on a gas appliance and before work commences should carry out
preliminary electrical checks, these include polarity, voltage and earth
continuity and resistance.

Their reply is a nonsense. On the one hand they are saying that the design is to protect in the event of being connected backwards- then they say only a qualified person should carry out works.

I thought fusing the neutral was a no no. And I thought the reason was a 50/50 chance of blowing the neutral fuse.

How many of us have had a belt because of an open circuit neutral?

 

[sparks1234]

Their reply is a nonsense. On the one hand they are saying that the design is to protect in the event of being connected backwards- then they say only a qualified person should carry out works.

I thought fusing the neutral was a no no. And I thought the reason was a 50/50 chance of blowing the neutral fuse.

How many of us have had a belt because of an open circuit neutral?

My point precicely