Boiler condensate to surface drain?

southcoastrgi

chrisw wrote: »

This is appalling advice from an alleged professional and would not be endorsed by Gas Safe.

Notwithstanding the chances of getting caught, discharging the condensate to surface water drains without a permit is a criminal offence under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010, and subject to unlimited fine and 12 months imprisonment.

The condensate must go to foul/combined sewer or purpose designed soakaway.

How do you know the gutters don't go to a soak away ?

What do you do if you aren't connected to the mains drainage but have a cess pit with perforated pipes, what do you think happens to the uric acid that leaves your body & soaks into the garden which I assure you is a lot worse than condense ?

If the OP feels that his only option is to have it go into the soil pipe then fine but he has to be prepared for unsightly pipes & extra cost, personally I think you both are making a mountain out of a mole hill

Emcla7

I would check and double check, I’ve seen some people who give all the talk like they know but are still wrong, you can have all the qualifications but still have no idea.
Anyone that has issues with you double checking should find something better to do than be sarky as one day when they are asking advice they may just get that sort of attitude back.....
Easy to be rude behind a keypad

Davesnave

Emcla7 wrote: »

Easy to be rude behind a keypad

Easy to be obscure too!

What is it, exactly, that has to be double checked?

bris

Thames water won't get asked the question very often, you local councils building regulation on the other hand will get asked it all the time.


The answer is foul water or soak way only. Do not terminate it to that drain.


Oops didn't realise this was an old thread

shaun_from_Africa

Emcla7 wrote: »

I would check and double check, I’ve seen some people who give all the talk like they know but are still wrong, you can have all the qualifications but still have no idea.
Anyone that has issues with you double checking should find something better to do than be sarky as one day when they are asking advice they may just get that sort of attitude back.....
Easy to be rude behind a keypad

That may have been helpful to the OP a while ago but as the last post before yours was almost a year ago, I'm sure that one way or another the question has been answered.

Davesnave

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

That may have been helpful to the OP a while ago but as the last post before yours was almost a year ago, I'm sure that one way or another the question has been answered.

Ah, it now becomes clear what should be "checked and double checked"..... the date!

IrwinLewis

You are right. The condensate is slightly acidic - yet still sufficient to eat thru older metal rainwater pipework quite quickly. Also a condensing boiler can discharge approx 2 litres a day. So while a soak-away with lime chippings is one idea, easier if you can get it to a foul drain, (not a rain water drain - unless you live in an area with a combined drainage system). The water companies don't advise this and may ask you to correct if it's feeding your rainwater drain. Also, a surveyor would point out this 'misconnection' to a prospective purchaser who will likely use it to negotiate.
I see this regularly and with fresh water becoming a much more valuable resource it is something the public and therefore mortgage lenders are paying attention to.#

Slinky

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