back boiler in rented?

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poppysarah wrote: »

someone's told me that you're not allowed to have back boilers in rented properties anymore.
I know that the council ripped them out of the last of their houses recently and put new boilers in. I assumed it was as much about efficiency as actually anything else...

I assume your talking gas CH back boiler and fire? If so,they told you wrong. These have been around for years and there is nothing wrong with them. as long as they are serviced by experienced people there is no issue.

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barnaby-bear wrote: »

Yep just the replacement that is usually forbidden (unless in a flat/terrace where physically difficult - where it is still allowed and yes they do still make them) ....

Further clarification:
" the Building Regulations allow for conventional back-boilers (ie gas fires with boilers, fitted in fireplaces) to be replaced like-for-like in situations where it would be difficult to fit a new condensing boiler against an outside wall. The exemption formula is worked out on a points basis, with 1000 points being required to allow replacement with a similar back boiler. A mid-terrace house starts with a points score of 640, and a flat with 710. Moving the boiler to a different room with an outside wall (usually the kitchen) incurs another 350 points. If the property has cast-iron drainage pipes - which would be damaged by the acidic discharge from a condensing boiler - then it would be necessary to install a soakaway at ground level to accept the condensate, and this adds 100 points. Should the new boiler position require a flue longer than 2 metres, this adds another 200 points. So in many cases the 1000 points total is easily achieved, and a replacement conventional back boiler would be perfectly acceptable." Source: Jeff Howell, DT columnist on property matters