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Boiler in the bedroom
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I grew up with the boiler in my bedroom. It was weird to get used to when we first moved in with the noise, but I got used to it - I only noticed it when I had a sleepover and a friend would inevitably wake me up with "what's that noise???" at 4am haha0
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Flugelhorn said:The problem with boiler regs these days is that they have to be on an outside wall - they used to be in assorted cupboards with long flues but now they can't - when the old boiler goes kaput often the only place is a bedroom wall
Baxi for instance disagree
https://www.baxi.co.uk/faqs/where-is-it-safe-to-install-a-boiler
The boiler's flue must be able to pass to the outside, either through an outside wall or through the roof. In the manual you will find the minimum legal distances the flue terminal must be from windows, air bricks, other buildings etc, to comply with the Building Regulations for boiler installation.
I recon that in our road no houses have the boilers on external walls
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I see someone else agrees with me.2 -
Jumblebumble said:Flugelhorn said:The problem with boiler regs these days is that they have to be on an outside wall - they used to be in assorted cupboards with long flues but now they can't - when the old boiler goes kaput often the only place is a bedroom wall
Baxi for instance disagree0 -
It's not just the flue which has to be considered, all new boilers also need a condensate pipe connecting to a waste pipe or the outside (then to a drain or soakaway). We relocated the boiler from a boiler cupboard in the middle of the house to an external wall in a study/bedroom as there was no simple route from the old boiler cupboard for the condensate pipe.1
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Jumblebumble said:Flugelhorn said:The problem with boiler regs these days is that they have to be on an outside wall - they used to be in assorted cupboards with long flues but now they can't - when the old boiler goes kaput often the only place is a bedroom wall
Baxi for instance disagree
https://www.baxi.co.uk/faqs/where-is-it-safe-to-install-a-boiler
The boiler's flue must be able to pass to the outside, either through an outside wall or through the roof. In the manual you will find the minimum legal distances the flue terminal must be from windows, air bricks, other buildings etc, to comply with the Building Regulations for boiler installation.
I recon that in our road no houses have the boilers on external walls
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I see someone else agrees with me.
We replaced our old inherited Worcester Bosch boiler with a snazzy new one last month. Situated in same place, on internal garage wall. Installed by approved WB guy with 12 year warranty.
They wouldn't give that for illegal installation0 -
Jumblebumble said:Flugelhorn said:The problem with boiler regs these days is that they have to be on an outside wall - they used to be in assorted cupboards with long flues but now they can't - when the old boiler goes kaput often the only place is a bedroom wall
Baxi for instance disagree
https://www.baxi.co.uk/faqs/where-is-it-safe-to-install-a-boiler
The boiler's flue must be able to pass to the outside, either through an outside wall or through the roof. In the manual you will find the minimum legal distances the flue terminal must be from windows, air bricks, other buildings etc, to comply with the Building Regulations for boiler installation.
I recon that in our road no houses have the boilers on external walls
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I see someone else agrees with me.
Yep- I agreed with this. I'm a gas engineer- fit and see plenty on internal walls. They're a little harder (as the user above mentioned it can sometimes be the condensate that is trickier to route than the flue) but it's perfectly fine?
I go to so many houses where people were clearly talked in to having it on an outside wall by an installer who just couldn't be bothered doing it elsewhere. And people are nearly always led to believe it's illegal when it really isn't.0 -
Jumblebumble said:Flugelhorn said:The problem with boiler regs these days is that they have to be on an outside wall - they used to be in assorted cupboards with long flues but now they can't - when the old boiler goes kaput often the only place is a bedroom wall
Baxi for instance disagree
https://www.baxi.co.uk/faqs/where-is-it-safe-to-install-a-boiler
The boiler's flue must be able to pass to the outside, either through an outside wall or through the roof. In the manual you will find the minimum legal distances the flue terminal must be from windows, air bricks, other buildings etc, to comply with the Building Regulations for boiler installation.
I recon that in our road no houses have the boilers on external walls
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I see someone else agrees with me.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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OP, why don't you just ask the vendor for a copy of the last boiler service receipt? That will of course include a safety check: if there's a leak, it will be subsequent to that service.
As others have pointed out, the only downside is the possible noise from it, if you are a light sleeper.No free lunch, and no free laptop0 -
macman said:OP, why don't you just ask the vendor for a copy of the last boiler service receipt? That will of course include a safety check: if there's a leak, it will be subsequent to that service.
As others have pointed out, the only downside is the possible noise from it, if you are a light sleeper.
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