Can we have a gas boiler and a gas meter in the bathroom?

alexnznz

Good morning,

We have an electric fuse box, a gas meter and a gas boiler inside a small room downstairs. Can we convert this room into a bathroom with a shower (in a shower quadrant) and a toilet? We are getting different views from builders quoting for this work and would like to verify the following:

1. Can we keep the gas boiler in the bathroom? One of the builders told us no and the quote to move it somewhere else is around £1500. The problem is that we have no room anywhere downstairs to move the boiler.
2. Can we keep the gas meter in the bathroom?
3. We understand that the fusebox can be turned over to face the other room at reasonable costs so the wall in the bathroom will be tiled. Would that be ok?

Does the above comply with the safety regulations?


Thank you.

smartcat04

My gas boiler is in a cupboard in my bathroom and was installed there by the previous owners. When my supplier has been out to service it they have never said that the bathroom is a bad place/dangerous place for it to be.
Maybe if it is in some kind of cupboard/cabinet it is protected from any steam/condensation that may occur in a bathroom.

gas4you

As long as it meets all the current electrical regulations and is balanced or fan flued, then there is no problem.

Ectophile

In my last flat, I had a gas boiler in the bathroom, and had two replacement boilers without anyone ever questioning it.

The boiler will need to be far enough away from the shower cubicle, and any electrics associated with the boiler will need to be either well away from the shower (unlikely in a small room), or through the wall in an adjacent room.