Where can I find British Standards ( for boiler flue instalation )

[nicko]

I need help from you guys. Can you give me the regulations for boiler flue instalation?
My boiler flue is fitted on the roof/extension of my kitchen and is next to the window on the first floor of my house ( openable) It is around 5 cm under the parapet and 15 cm from the wall.
I think it is called vertically positioned flue it is around 90 cm long. Where can I find regulations and check if it is correct or if not then why??
Any ideas? Maybe some publications?

 

[snowhead]

Manufacturers instructions for your boiler would be a good start

 

[nicko]

don't have one 🙁 boiler is 18 years old

 

[Mike Jackson]

Contact the manufacturers and they will normally e-mail you a copy out.

 

[michael c]

Google flue positions it will gve you a diagram and a table with all the info you need

 

[nicko]

Sounds simple. But when I tried to contact them they put me on hold for more then 20 min! So I decided to e-mail them. The replay was that it doesn't meet the standards.

 

[michael c]

Or google your boiler you should be able to find the mi's for your boiler

 

[nicko]

I did it. I am not in a plumbing business so I it is quiet confusing for me. While searching google I found this website and tried to give it a shoot 🙂

 

[kirkgas]

What is the make and model of the boiler

 

[nicko]

THERMOcompact VC GB 112E Vaillant

 

[Mike Jackson]

http://www.vaillant.co.uk/stepone2/data/downloads/cd/44/00/thermoi.pdf

Look at page 14

 

[nicko]

Thank you 🙂 so it looks like 500 mm from the wall (M) but what if there is a window? I have a glass roof so there is no way to install it anywhere else but in front of the window.Will it be still this same 500mm? or maybe in that case more??

 

[tamz]

Shut it off and get it attended to straight away by a qualified gas registered engineer. That flue is very dangerous.
This is what could happen.
BBC News - Cornwall engineer guilty of hotel death safety breach

Btw let your neighbour know too.

 

[Howsie]

Looks like your neighbour is in the same boat.

Edit, didn't see Tamz last sentence.

 

[Dotty]

just playing devil's advocate here........

What did the standards say at the time the boiler was installed?

 

[AWheating]

as suggested seek advice of a gas safe engineer.

 

[tamz]

just playing devil's advocate here........

What did the standards say at the time the boiler was installed?

It probably said don't stick a flue under a window or words to that affect and also something about don't let numpties fit it.

 

[Dotty]

probably Tamz, but you have to wonder with two of them like that. And there's no way either of them's been serviced and nothing been said up to now.

 

[tamz]

Looks lhey have been fitted by the builder when the house was done up Cropps. Probably anybody servicing it has never bothered to look which is very worrying.

 

[Dotty]

Does raise an interesting question though that I might ask in another thread. How much have the regs changed in 15-20 years, and what was accepted then that would be deemed AR or ID now?

I'll bang a link in in a minute.

In the GSR Inner Sanctum.... http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/g...neers-forum/49808-reg-changes.html#post457236

 

[Mike Jackson]

just playing devil's advocate here........

What did the standards say at the time the boiler was installed?

Probably the same as in the instructions that I linked to.

 

[Dotty]

Probably the same as in the instructions that I linked to.

Oh yeah..... Ermmmm... Hang on, I'll get this one......

Ah! Yeah!

I refuse to play devil's advocate while being in full possession of the facts.........

 

[lame plumber]

Probably the same as in the instructions that I linked to.

werent they dated 2001 and it went in 17 years ago, so instructions could be changed fm origional manuals

 

[nicko]

THE BOILER IS OFF NOW.THANK YOU ALL.#croppie that is what I am thinking about! were they allowed to install it few cm under the window ?and so close to the wall???? Still searching the web...and can not find the answer

 

[nicko]

THE BOILER IS OFF NOW.THANK YOU ALL.#croppie that is what I am thinking about! were they allowed to install it few cm under the window ?and so close to the wall???? Still searching the web...and can not find the answer.I feel you know :vanish:

Read more: http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/p...-boiler-flue-instalation-2.html#ixzz2NWRu7EaT

 

[tamz]

It was never allowed to be installed like that.

This is what it says in the BS

Where two or more vertical fanned draught chimney configurations
terminate in close proximity at the same height, they shall be separated
by at least 300 mm. Where any one vertical outlet is more than 300 mm
above the other, then they shall be separated by at least 1 500 mm.

Where any vertical fanned draught chimney configuration outlets is
within 2 000 mm measured horizontally of an opening window, then it
shall be at least 300 mm above the opening.

 

[Dotty]

Nicko, Vaillant say this with regards to flue positioning (Page 14 of the boiler mi's)

 

[nicko]

Thank you!

 

[nicko]

So now my question is how it was passing gas inspections?for around 15 years!!!!! Or more??? Who is responsible for such a huge negligence ?

 

[stevetheplumber]

typicall house owners never have the boilers serviced they are vailants of a certain age and have probably never gone wrong