Combi boiler in the loft?

RapidBadger

Thanks Kiran

makes perfect sense... I should use my brain more

Mojisola

The only problem my parents have had with their boiler in the loft is when the condensate pipe froze where it exited the house. This automatically shut the boiler down. Coldest week of last winter - no heat!

bambibashercol

Lagging for the condesate pipe will help prevent further problems.

Robbo77

C_Mababejive wrote: »

What regs..?

Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.:)

Mojisola

bambibashercol wrote: »

Lagging for the condesate pipe will help prevent further problems.

The pipe was lagged. It froze where it came out of the house and into the guttering.

Robbo77

Mojisola wrote: »

The pipe was lagged. It froze where it came out of the house and into the guttering.

Condensate pipework should NEVER terminate into guttering. The pipe should terminate into a drainpipe, inside the property if possible. If it must go outside, then the pipe must be lagged in its entirety and terminate into the downpipe, not the guttering. Ideally, if the pipe must go outside, it should terminate into a purpose built limestone soakaway.

Mojisola

Robbo77 wrote: »

Condensate pipework should NEVER terminate into guttering. The pipe should terminate into a drainpipe, inside the property if possible. If it must go outside, then the pipe must be lagged in its entirety and terminate into the downpipe, not the guttering. Ideally, if the pipe must go outside, it should terminate into a purpose built limestone soakaway.

Good old British Gas!

ronaldmacdonald

Robbo77 wrote: »

Condensate pipework should NEVER terminate into guttering. The pipe should terminate into a drainpipe, inside the property if possible. If it must go outside, then the pipe must be lagged in its entirety and terminate into the downpipe, not the guttering. Ideally, if the pipe must go outside, it should terminate into a purpose built limestone soakaway.

Out of curiosity why is this? Our condensate pipe is going into our guttering (boiler is in loft). I have noticed though that it must be misaligned because it seems to have caused a continuous drip off the guttering which is annoying as I now have a nice permanent puddle outside the house.

Canucklehead

ronaldmacdonald wrote: »

Out of curiosity why is this? Our condensate pipe is going into our guttering (boiler is in loft). I have noticed though that it must be misaligned because it seems to have caused a continuous drip off the guttering which is annoying as I now have a nice permanent puddle outside the house.

Good evening: see Section 9 of this guide for condensate waste requirements.

HTH

Canucklehead

stilernin

Hi, I thought I'd drop in again with an update.

After speaking to a couple of plumbers, I have decided not to go with the loft option. Two reasons I hadn't thought of - if any pipes freeze and cause a leak, the first you know about it is when water comes through the ceiling and the sound of the boiler going on and off might be heard in the bedroom below.

Also, I didn't realise it wouldn't be a huge job to take the gas across the garage from inside the front door where the meter is.

Thanks for everyone's input here.