Boiler air intake ventilation

[steliostoutou]

I have a Remeha Tzerra M 24c Plus boiler. It is sitting nice and tight, next to the central ventilation unit/pipeline of the apartment block. That central unit is rather big, I assume around 50cmx50cm and at least 20m tall. So the exhaust ventilation pipe of the boiler goes directly out to this central unit. The ugly part is that the intake ventilation pipe of the boiler crosses the whole apartment and comes literally from the other side of the house. It's a very ugly pipe, which is at least 10m long.

My question is, could I install the intake ventilation pipe to take oxygen from the central ventilation unit of the apartment block?

Please let me know if such a move is risky for the boiler's life (or mine/neighbors)!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

No you can’t sorry

 

[steliostoutou]

could you please elaborate?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You can’t take the boiler air intake from the building supply air

 

[steliostoutou]

@ShaunCorbs why?
The central unit is an exhaust unit, it's does not provide air to any apartment

 

[ShaunCorbs]

@ShaunCorbs why?
The central unit is an exhaust unit, it's does not provide air to any apartment

Because if a seal fails you could kill everyone with carbon monoxide also it’s in your states codes you can’t

 

[steliostoutou]

I could kill everyone IN my apartment or OUT of my apartment (aka neighbours)?
In the current setup all the gas waste goes into that central ventilation unit, so all the carbon monoxide goes in there. I don't see how I could do more damage than that

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yes and your on about taking the supply air for that also from there ?

 

[steliostoutou]

yap, that's correct. How is this harming anyone in my apartment or other apartments?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Because you can’t take the supply and vent from the same duct / source