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Insurance for using flame gun to clear weeds

Are any gardeners out there using flame guns/blow torches to clear weeds, particularly in gravel areas?

I am interested to know how you find getting insurance to cover this work and what steps you are taking to ensure you are complying with the policy T&Cs?

Also the term flame gun and blow torch seems to get used interchangably, but I think there is a distinction which wil be quite important from an insurance perspective.

Any words of expereince gratefully received.

Jason  

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    Any type of heat work carries a higher risk and a very high insurance premium. I used to use a sheen flame gun and when I told my insurer they wanted triple the premium, so now it's only used on my allotment.

  • Our policy excludes cover for the application of heat, think you are asking for trouble even if you do get/have cover. The consequences of something going wrong don't bear thinking about and you are relying on your insurance company to pay out, what if they wriggle out of their responsibilities?

    Just get the sprayer and glyphosphate out !

    • exactly + any of the touch weeds like dandelions will no doubt reappear as the roots will still be intact. 

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