I went to B&Q yesterday for a kitchen design with one of their
specialists. I wanted our new boiler hidden in a wall unit next to
another tall unit which was going to house an eye level oven.

However, the lady said I wasn't allowed to do this due to regulations.
The boiler had to be situated away from the oven. This kind of messes up
my kitchen arrangement and means that the boiler will be situated in the
corner as I now have to keep it away from my gas hob/extractor.

I can understand from a common sense point of view that certain items
shouldn't be located together (like a stand alone fridge next to a built
in oven). Are you guys aware of any regulations or guidelines to do with
boiler locations?

Thanks

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:13:05 +0000, z3 wrote:

I went to B&Q yesterday for a kitchen design with one of their
specialists. I wanted our new boiler hidden in a wall unit next to
another tall unit which was going to house an eye level oven.

However, the lady said I wasn't allowed to do this due to regulations.
The boiler had to be situated away from the oven. This kind of messes up
my kitchen arrangement and means that the boiler will be situated in the
corner as I now have to keep it away from my gas hob/extractor.

I can understand from a common sense point of view that certain items
shouldn't be located together (like a stand alone fridge next to a built
in oven). Are you guys aware of any regulations or guidelines to do with
boiler locations?

I think this is a fail-safe stance by B&Q. Some boilers can go in wall
cupboards and some can't, and others only with additional ventilation.
My guess is that it's simply safer for them to say "can't".


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Ed Sirett wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:13:05 +0000, z3 wrote:


I went to B&Q yesterday for a kitchen design with one of their
specialists. I wanted our new boiler hidden in a wall unit next to
another tall unit which was going to house an eye level oven.

However, the lady said I wasn't allowed to do this due to regulations.
The boiler had to be situated away from the oven. This kind of messes up
my kitchen arrangement and means that the boiler will be situated in the
corner as I now have to keep it away from my gas hob/extractor.

I can understand from a common sense point of view that certain items
shouldn't be located together (like a stand alone fridge next to a built
in oven). Are you guys aware of any regulations or guidelines to do with
boiler locations?


I think this is a fail-safe stance by B&Q. Some boilers can go in wall
cupboards and some can't, and others only with additional ventilation.
My guess is that it's simply safer for them to say "can't".



Ah ok, that makes sense then. I'll go back to plan A then!