Hull's flagship Kelvin Hall School closed due to burst water pipe

“Anyone can tell you the heating systems in the older schools were on their last legs and cost thousands every year to keep going. A leak in a pipe joint could happen in any building at any time and often does. That isn't the "heating system failing". Every new building this size will have teething problems. As for Victorian heating of course it "worked". Either there wasn't any or it was coal-fired boilers or open fires in the classrooms. Perhaps you'd like to volunteer to stoke them? My Dad had "working" toilets at his school; a trough behind a wall in the playground! It's always easy to make the past sound rosy. Many kids didn't even get to school in Victorian days until 1870. Working class kids got only the most basic schooling but that was then and this is now. No-one asked them to get a dozen GCSE's either. Some people just love to sit about finding fault. If you're so clever why are we told Hull is in such a mess still? I suppose you think all the houses that got flooded in 2007 was just someone's fault too? As for local firms being so top quality, have you been in some of the buildings they put up? Or the bodged house repairs after the floods? Obviously not. Give praise where praise is due. As they say "worse things happen at sea" as people in Hull should know.”

“I should imagine having central heating fitting in the 50-60s, lets see if your new build heating systems last 50-60 years, so far this one has not managed 12 moths lol All the renable panels will at best last 20-25 years”

“Did the Victorians use asbestos? wow they were really ahead of their times, more then I thought. And since when did they put asbestos inside pipework, as we all know asbestos is perfectly safe if left undisturbed. And what health problems will come of these new technologies? Hardly a well thought out comment!

These new builds will be eyes sore in a few years time such as is Hull College. You can always amend the glazing and insulation, its a testement to how well they are built, and would say most are still nice looking buildings. I am all for progression and new technologies, but not at cost of wasting money.

You missed the point, you are clearly no aware of good quality from poor work, I am 99% sure this came from a failed crimped pipe fitting failing (new technology) as a opposed to the traditional threaded iron systems used. As for new builds, the warranty is on the materials and not the worksmanship. Bad workmanship is bad worksmanship, I bet you blame your tools !!!! hahaha”

“@JohnEG|, sorry didn't know that, but that reinforces my point, why was it rebuilt, its was only 50- 60 year old, but no longer fit for purpose...Surely if it was so good it could have just been given a lick of paint..”

“by SuperMan "Least the old 'victorian outhouses' were dry and the heating and water systems worked !!! - Really, you obviously didn't spend much time in school then, they were not good enough in the 70's never mind 40 years on...The reason new schools are having to be built is because of the dangerous conditions of the current ones, the heating and water systems where full of asbestos for god sake, the windows were single pane, there was little to no insulation and some still had outside toilets...

Even the most expensive buildings, built be the best workers have teething problems, thats why every new house has a 10 year guarantee.. If everything built by the best tradesmen worked flawlessly there would be no need for warranties or insurance or breakdown cover, because everything would work perfectly straight out of the box - in the real world it doesn't - honest.”

“@killer127: Wasn't the old Kelvin Hall School built in the 1950s/60s? Hardly Victorian times!”

“Least the old 'victorian outhouses' were dry and the heating and water systems worked !!! lol Fit for purpose?!?!?!?! then the school would be open now.”

“Will some of you moaners give it a rest, its a new building, teething problems happen, once they are sorted the pupils will have a state of the art new school to attend, not some derelict victorian outhouse that is no longer fit for purpose..”

“Thats what happens when you use a national company and not using good quality local mechanical contractors. Big firms sub-contract it out to the cheapest bidder and this is when you pay the price, with poor quality workmanship. Shame on Hull City council, who signed it off and approved this work that it was satisfactory. All systems should be correctly pressure tested prior to commissioning and handing over the system, in order to identify any such potentional problems. All around shambles. This alone should ensure that local and not national companies are use for future works.”

“How can one leaking pipe necessitate the closure of the whole school?
Some more information would not go amiss.”