Hello,

The Council will be installing a new
gas-fired combined boiler/tank in my
flat.

The existing system has the hot water
tank is in a bathroom cupboard (useful
for drying clothes etc.) but the new
combi boiler/tank will be installed on
the kitchen wall.

So, can a combi be installed in the
cupboard, with a few modifications
(e.g. a slatted door for combustion air?)

"mreks" wrote in message
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Hello,

The Council will be installing a new
gas-fired combined boiler/tank in my
flat.

The existing system has the hot water
tank is in a bathroom cupboard (useful
for drying clothes etc.) but the new
combi boiler/tank will be installed on
the kitchen wall.

So, can a combi be installed in the
cupboard, with a few modifications
(e.g. a slatted door for combustion air?)

My combi boiler had to go on an outside wall to get the airflow
and exhaust flue.

Same happened to my parents too.

HTH

Dave

So, can a combi be installed in the
cupboard, with a few modifications
(e.g. a slatted door for combustion air?)

Most modern combis require no ventilation from the house at all and can be
entirely boxed in without so much as a single ventilation hole. There are
exceptions, however, and the installation guide must be closely examined
first.

Christian.

On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:33:48 -0000, "Christian McArdle"
wrote:

So, can a combi be installed in the
cupboard, with a few modifications
(e.g. a slatted door for combustion air?)

Most modern combis require no ventilation from the house at all and can be
entirely boxed in without so much as a single ventilation hole. There are
exceptions, however, and the installation guide must be closely examined
first.


As suggested by earlier post: the boiler will require a (balanced)
flue, possibly fan assisted and passing either through an external
wall or through the roof through whwre air can be drawn in and exhaust
fumes passed out - preventing occupants passing out.

In my last 2 houses, with room sealed boilers, adquate (significant)
ventilation to the cupboard was also insisted on (not sure why). As a
personal preference, I have a Carbon Monoxide alarm fitted just
outside the cupboard.

--
hammy

In my last 2 houses, with room sealed boilers, adquate (significant)
ventilation to the cupboard was also insisted on (not sure why).

Even some fanned flue boilers still insist on ventilation. However, these
days, finding one that requires no compartment ventilation is very easy.

Of course, you can get ignorant BCOs and installers who insist on
ventilation even when it is explicitly not required, just because they
learnt their trade in 1973 and their brain cells are incapable of
reconfiguration.

Christian.

Alot of modern combi boilers installed in kitchens get boxed in at a later date by the occupier.....when this is done you must leave sufficiant clearances around your boiler from combustable materials...also access for repairs...you will find boiler clearances in your manufactures instructions.....usually the clearances ar NOT met and then your new boiler is classed as NOT TO CURRENT STANDARDS by the gas industry...however that classification will probably be tightened as the years go on by the boffins in the HSE and corgi...best to stick to the rules when boxing in your boiler or you will get the usual pestering remarks from the gas man when he calls to do the service