Immersion heater cupboard... law?

tonyh66

Furts wrote: »

Buildings Regulations are law, but you, in your title, also asked for guidelines. These almost by default will be outside of the Regulations.


Whether the rule is followed is debatable - it always was despite there being clauses to get round it. The airing cupboard should have a minimum of half metre squared of slatted shelf for clothing. If this requires more than one shelf then so be it, at least 300mm apart on height. Ideally these should be above the heat source, but one has to be pragmatic here.


The other issue is maintenance. All items should be easily accessible, but this is simply a statement of common sense.

seriously? an airing cupboard has to have shelves in it according to building regs, thats me screwed then coz when I boxed my tank in I didn't put any shelves in as there was no room to do so.

Ectophile

Can anybody give a reference to an actual building regulation that specified the minimum size of an airing cupboard? Or, for that matter, a cupboard with a tank in, that isn't intended for airing clothes?

Cinders2001

Ectophile wrote: »

Can anybody give a reference to an actual building regulation that specified the minimum size of an airing cupboard? Or, for that matter, a cupboard with a tank in, that isn't intended for airing clothes?

THAT is what I wanted too!
I haven't found one yet!

Cinders2001

Furts wrote: »

The other issue is maintenance. All items should be easily accessible, but this is simply a statement of common sense.

Maintenance is no problem. Remove 3 possibly 4 screws (easily accessible) and the whole thing opens out like a double door.

If you can find the building regs for me I would like to read them.

Cinders2001

Well, unless someone can come up with the regs regarding electric immersion heaters in airing cupboards, I'm going to call Time on this topic.

I can find refs to gas installations and vents but nothing on electric.

Thanks to all commenters.

tonyh66

Furts seems to know, if they could tell us what section of building regs its in that would help. To be honest Im not bothered, my cupboard has the header tank above the cylinder and no shelves. To access the sides of the cylinder you take the sides of the cupboard off.

Cinders2001

tonyh66 wrote: »

Furts seems to know, if they could tell us what section of building regs its in that would help. To be honest Im not bothered, my cupboard has the header tank above the cylinder and no shelves. To access the sides of the cylinder you take the sides of the cupboard off.

I agree! I can't find anything wrong with our design and I can find no regs ... so I'm happy.

Risteard

Cinders2001 wrote: »

No. Read opening post!

I have re-read it and it still appears to me that you are talking about a hot press.

Cinders2001

Risteard wrote: »

I have re-read it and it still appears to me that you are talking about a hot press.

Ah! I just looked it up!
I am after all!
"Irish term for an airing cupboard."

thescouselander

Cinders2001 wrote: »

Ah! I just looked it up!
I am after all!
"Irish term for an airing cupboard."

I don't know what they get up to in Ireland but who would keep a hot press in their house?