ADVICE PLEASE MINIMUM CLEARANCE ON A COMBI FLUE

[Peter T]

Good Afternoon

Please can anyone confirm what the minimum distance the top of the flue pipe should be from the eaves and guttering if the flue is extended so the end of the flue is past the fascia and gutters and releases any gasses
into the open air. I have an Intergas 28/24 combi boiler
In the manual it says that minimum distance from the eaves is 200mm and gutters 75mm, but these measurements apply to a wall terminal and not a flue that is not extended beyond the fascia and gutters.

I have been told that on Valliant boilers the minimum distance in this scenario is 25mm.

Any advice will be much appreciated. The boiler has been fitted by a gas safe engineer for two years and I worry the clearance is not correct.

Thank you
Peter

 

[Sharp Point]

Or the installer, is just a rough git

 

[Burger]

Not great but nothing unsafe

Could the hole in the eaves not be classed as an opening? 300mm.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Could the hole in the eaves not be classed as an opening? 300mm.

No

 

[Sharp Point]

No

Yep, I agree. A notch only has been cut out of the plastic fascia

 

[Peter T]

Hello
I have been out so could not respond until now. This chap was a friend and he gave me his quote and I did not try to knock him down. I have done a lot to help this chap but I didn’t expect any freebies I just wanted a good job done. On the night he finished he finished the job late and he was paid in full as I trusted the work would be fine. I went with his advice on the boiler , fittings etc as i trusted him as you would. He said he would do all the work himself but he left someone to carry out the work which is where it all went wrong as plainly he was not up to doing the job in his own. I have a big hole behind the boiler, the boiler came away from the wall, the pipes were not lagged in the loft, I had a leak in the loft to mention a few issues. When I questioned him about why the boiler was cut into the fascia he told me the boiler could not be lowered as it would have to be 200mm below the eaves.This never made sense as the flue was in the eaves where he installed it. I think he either drilled the flue before checking height outside or could not be bothered to take tiles off , lower the boiler and make good the big hole that is behind the boiler.

As you can see I am still upset as I thought he was a good friend. If I had known he would do the job like this I can assure you I would not have asked him to do it in the first place.

I just wanted to clear this up.

Thank you all again
Peter

 

[Scott_D]

You can always request a free inspection by gas safe.
Would you be willing to share how much this cost you?

 

[Peter T]

The quote was £ 4,000 which he was paid in cash.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Tad on the high side for London area

 

[S.P.S.]

Rads and pipe work throughout? Or just boiler swap??

 

[Peter T]

This was to install boiler and 6 rads in a two bed maisonette. If his quote would have been higher I would have paid it as I trusted him. I said should I get a Valliant or Worcester boiler and he advised Intergas.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

So new system so no too bad then

 

[S.P.S.]

I was going to say, for a new system, that’s not bad. Don’t worry about the intergas boiler, you will be done with that

 

[Peter T]

It might be a fair price but If the job isn’t done with some care and attention the price is sadly irrelevant because the job isn’t done right. Thank you for your reassurance and posts
I am glad I started the thread today .

 

[Steve weightman]

The terminal of the flue is'ant 300mm from an opening

 

[Aire]

The terminal of the flue is'ant 300mm from an opening

Good point, there does look to be a clear hole which may lead into the property. Although further investigation would be required to know for sure. There may be an old wooden soffit board behind the upvc one.