Hello
Can anyone tell me what the ventialtion requirements are for
installaing a gas fire on a bedroom (and is it different from any
other room)?

Cheers
John

On 20 Feb 2004 03:09:52 -0800, (John Andrews)
wrote:

Hello
Can anyone tell me what the ventialtion requirements are for
installaing a gas fire on a bedroom (and is it different from any
other room)?

Cheers
John
You cant do a new install of an open flued appliance in a bedroom ??

(John Andrews) wrote in message . com...
Hello
Can anyone tell me what the ventialtion requirements are for
installaing a gas fire on a bedroom (and is it different from any
other room)?

Cheers
John

An open flued gas fire MUST NOT be fitted in a bedroom unless it is
fitted with an ASD. If you need to know what an ASD is you are not
competent to install gas fittings.

The difference is about 5 years for manslaughter.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 03:09:52 +0000, John Andrews wrote:

Hello
Can anyone tell me what the ventialtion requirements are for
installaing a gas fire on a bedroom (and is it different from any
other room)?


It is certinaly different, in fact I went to do a "landlords'" about 15
months ago where they had put a bed into the living room so I ticketed
the gas fire 'for being the wrong type of appliance for the location
(bedroom)'.

Off the top of my head.
I think there is an absolute limit of 14kW for the appliance.

Any open flued appliance _must_ incorporate an atmospheric safety
device when used in the bedroom. The devices are known variously as
ADS (Atmospheric Sensing Sevices).
ODS (Oxygen Depletion Sensor).
Oxy-pilot.
Vitiation sensor.

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"Ed Sirett" wrote
| It is certinaly different, in fact I went to do a "landlords'" about
| 15 months ago where they had put a bed into the living room so I
| ticketed the gas fire 'for being the wrong type of appliance for
| the location (bedroom)'.
| Off the top of my head.
| I think there is an absolute limit of 14kW for the appliance.
| Any open flued appliance _must_ incorporate an atmospheric safety
| device when used in the bedroom. The devices are known variously as
| ADS (Atmospheric Sensing Sevices).
| ODS (Oxygen Depletion Sensor).
| Oxy-pilot.
| Vitiation sensor.

Would this also apply to a fire in a lounge where the bedroom is an internal
room opening off the lounge? (The bedroom has an external window.)

Owain

"Owain" wrote in message ...
"Ed Sirett" wrote
| It is certinaly different, in fact I went to do a "landlords'" about
| 15 months ago where they had put a bed into the living room so I
| ticketed the gas fire 'for being the wrong type of appliance for
| the location (bedroom)'.
| Off the top of my head.
| I think there is an absolute limit of 14kW for the appliance.
| Any open flued appliance _must_ incorporate an atmospheric safety
| device when used in the bedroom. The devices are known variously as
| ADS (Atmospheric Sensing Sevices).
| ODS (Oxygen Depletion Sensor).
| Oxy-pilot.
| Vitiation sensor.

Would this also apply to a fire in a lounge where the bedroom is an internal
room opening off the lounge? (The bedroom has an external window.)

I think as long as the ventilation for the gas fire is directly into
the lounge and not via the bedroom that should be OK. (Ventilation for
the first 7kW of the fire's input is considered to be 'adventitious'
i.e. from draughts etc, so purpose-provided ventitlation is only
required for inputs over 7KW, but all the same I'd be leery of a fire
in a well-draughtproofed internal room.)

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 17:04:02 +0000, Owain wrote:

"Ed Sirett" wrote
| It is certinaly different, in fact I went to do a "landlords'" about
| 15 months ago where they had put a bed into the living room so I
| ticketed the gas fire 'for being the wrong type of appliance for
| the location (bedroom)'.
| Off the top of my head.
| I think there is an absolute limit of 14kW for the appliance.
| Any open flued appliance _must_ incorporate an atmospheric safety
| device when used in the bedroom. The devices are known variously as
| ADS (Atmospheric Sensing Sevices).
| ODS (Oxygen Depletion Sensor).
| Oxy-pilot.
| Vitiation sensor.

Would this also apply to a fire in a lounge where the bedroom is an internal
room opening off the lounge? (The bedroom has an external window.)


I think intenbt of the the regs are about the _usage_ of the room rather
than it's access.


--
Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
The FAQ for uk.diy is at www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html