Gas CH boiler in bedroom?

mrs_baggins

I could go through all the building regs but just wondered if anyone knows offhand? are there any rules against having a gas central heating boiler in a bedroom? asking as I was looking at houses with my son and one house had one in a bedroom which if he bought it would be the nursery. I know its probably no different to having a gas fire in a bedroom its just that you dont often see it. And again I suppose as long as it was maintained it would be ok but i didnt fancy it and wondered if anyone knows the situation? thanks

alanobrien

Its not uncommon. I have seen it in a number of newish type houses. Personally i think the building regs should outlaw it on safety grounds......if they haven't done so already. Then again i guess as long as a boiler is correctly maintained and serviced and the room has a carbon monoxide alarm it should be ok.

ukmike

My house has!!

kitchen_buff

There are no laws against it as a corgi fitter would not fit it there if there was a law aginst it. You can purchase a carbon monoxide detector (battery) for about £20. install it in front and above the boiler on the celing.
Do not leava a window open a even a little bit if it less than 3feet away from the boiler as fumes could come back in. It does not matter if you house in the boiler or not. Worries about explosions etc would not matter because even if you had the boiler in another part of the house you would all still feel the effects. If you are worried just get a local boiler engineer to check it over for leaks and take out a service policy with Grittish Bass.

DenBo_4

It's allowed, I have one which is broken and am due to have a brand new boiler installed in a couple of weeks, in the same bedroom. In my little house there is no other wall it can go on. When I moved in it was boxed in, I had some building work done and didn't get it boxed back up again - which I wish I had as its ugly - the people who lived here before used the room as a nursery for their little girl.

gasmanmartin

A boiler can be fitted in the bedroom as long as its under 14kw (gross) and fitted with an atmospheric sensing device - open flued boilers

If the boiler is room sealed (majority are - and will tell you in the manufacturers instructions) any boiler can be fitted

mrs_baggins

thank you for all the replies folks!

cattie

During my recent house hunting expedition I saw quite a few houses with boilers in a bedroom, so think it's quite common. It put me off every time though as to me it's the last thing I'd want to have in any bedroom.

TimBuckTeeth

If it is not too old and regularly maintained then it should be safe, but I would rather not have one in a bedroom if I had the choice, mainly due to the noise it could make.

Out of interest, maybe someone could answer me :

Am I correct in thinking that a boiler with a fan has a pressure sensor so that the boiler will shut down if the air intake is blocked or the fan fails? So with an adequate forced supply of air should not produce carbon monoxide.
What fault conditions could produce carbon monoxide?

If it is room sealed and the front cover and flue in good condition then any carbon monoxide should be vented outside, and not enter the room if the flue outlet is correctly sited. Is this correct?

Canucklehead

Am I correct in thinking that a boiler with a fan has a pressure sensor so that the boiler will shut down if the air intake is blocked or the fan fails? So with an adequate forced supply of air should not produce carbon monoxide.

Yes

What fault conditions could produce carbon monoxide?

As above, an inadequate air supply , this can be a blocked lint arrestor on a back boiler for example, or something impinging on the flame like the insulation panel inside the burner chamber.

If it is room sealed and the front cover and flue in good condition then any carbon monoxide should be vented outside, and not enter the room if the flue outlet is correctly sited. Is this correct?

Yes.

If you see a boiler flue with a big black soot stain on the wall over it then it's in serious trouble.The soot is extremely messy .

Corgi Guy.

MarkyMarkD

I would think it awful from a noise point of view to have a boiler in a bedroom, let alone any risk of fume leakage etc.

It's not something I'd choose to live with, if I hadn't yet bought the house.