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Went to a property earlier today, the vaillant ecotec has a variable flu kit installed. The outlet of the flu goes through the roof, the air inlet in inside a built in side way with a plastic roof. I at risked the boiler and want to send the relevant regulation to the client explaining what I have done. But where in the regs does it actually say that the air inlet has to come from outside?! I have found the following:

British Standard 5440-1:2008
Flueing and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) –
Part 1: Specification for installation of gas appliances to chimneys and for maintenance of chimneys
Regulation 10.2.1. Terminals
States:

"Terminals shall not be sited in covered passageways between buildings" THIS IS ONLY REFERRING TO THE TERMINAL which has a different definition to the "air supply duct"

Commentary:
When a terminal is to be sited in a car port or building extension the
following additional requirements apply:
1) the car port or other add-on extension should have at least two
open and unobstructed sides


AGAIN ONLY REFERS TO THE TERMINAL!!

Thank you very much for any help you can give
 
Is the area 'Built in' as per a living area, or is it open to atmosphere ( Constant Ventilation )
Has there been any allowance for air intake to the area. - permanent openings.

It can get tricky when things like this are done.

Was the boiler installed prior to the area being built in?
 
Is the area 'Built in' as per a living area, or is it open to atmosphere ( Constant Ventilation )
Has there been any allowance for air intake to the area. - permanent openings.

It can get tricky when things like this are done.

Was the boiler installed prior to the area being built in?

Hi there and thank you for the reply.

I didn’t thoroughly search for purpose built ventilation, here’s the picture. I just saw that it was built in. I was told by the client that the boiler was installed after the structure was made.
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Hi there and thank you for the reply.

I didn’t thoroughly search for purpose built ventilation, here’s the picture. I just saw that it was built in. I was told by the client that the boiler was installed after the structure was made.
Hmm didn’t let me upload the omage from my iphone. Either way not that important. I’m fairly sure that there is no purpose built ventilation, but it is not a lived in space, just a sideway for storage with 2 doors and a plastic roof, adventitious air is likely to be high
 
Different pressure zones unless the building is open on 3 sides it’s ar
 

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