I asked a heater manufacturer about a modification that had been made in one of their heaters by an installer some years ago and the manufacturer said that if anything negative happened with the heater, such as a fire, they would have nothing to do with it because the heater had been changed from their original design. So, do you make a problem for yourself by adding/altering it.
The heater is made of steel, glass fibre and bricks...all non combustible. The thermal safety cut out is still intact. I told the owner's wife to stop putting things on top of the heater to dry them. The makers have probably gone out of business. The guarantee expired about 45 years ago. I can't see much of a fire risk. I had a phone call this morning. The repaired heater is working well.
I asked a heater manufacturer about a modification that had been made in one of their heaters by an installer some years ago and the manufacturer said that if anything negative happened with the heater, such as a fire, they would have nothing to do with it because the heater had been changed from their original design. So, do you make a problem for yourself by adding/altering it.
The heater is made of steel, glass fibre and bricks...all non combustible. The thermal safety cut out is still intact. I told the owner's wife to stop putting things on top of the heater to dry them. The makers have probably gone out of business. The guarantee expired about 45 years ago. I can't see much of a fire risk. I had a phone call this morning. The repaired heater is working well.
