boiler in basement

[gas57]

hi can you fit a combination boiler in a basment area and run the flue in to light well and then use a pluming kit for disposal of flue gases if not how can it be done as there is no where else to fit it any help please

 

[mfgs]

Not sure I fully understand what you mean, but you cant have a flue in a light well.

 

[gasmarc]

I agree but you could always use a twin pipe or something like a keston ,

 

[Nas]

Not sure I fully understand what you mean, but you cant have a flue in a light well.

Im pretty sure you can. As long as the POC are disposed properly. This was a question on my ACS!

 

[Leo21]

What's a light well?

 

[gasmarc]

A well with a light lol
na not really
a basement where there can be a wall a foot away from a window

 

[Mike Jackson]

Atag will let you do this with a twin flue arrangement.

 

[mfgs]

Im pretty sure you can. As long as the POC are disposed properly. This was a question on my ACS!

How would you class disposed of properly? I recently had a conversation with Gas Safe about this and they said you cant have a flue in a light well. Trying to define a light well is the real issue in most circumstances.

 

[gas57]

hi mfgs corgi book page 284 says basement areas light wells and retaining walls no flue termination or terminal shall be sited to discharge within the curtilage or confines of any enclosed basement area light well or external space formed by any retaining wall or passage (unless reasonable provision can be made to ensure the safe disposal of flue gasses thats why i asked if pluming kit would be ok as not sure how it can be done

 

[SimonJohns]

I think what the op is asking is if they can take comb air from light well and terminate (poss thru means of a plume management kit) above light well in safe location

 

[GrahamM]

Its down to the Manufacturer again.
Under normal circumstances this would not be permitted but, Worcester allow you to fit a standard flue 150mm from a window now, with a plum kit carrying away the POC's.
So call the manufacturer for advise!

 

[plm1]

Can I ask how far up the pluming kit will take the flue gases from your basement installation (my basement is in a 6/7 storey block with a quite largish light well.

 

[Linkyplumb]

Dont forget you will need to discharge condense from boiler, and accomadate prv discharge

 

[Killy Bing]

Dont forget you will need to discharge condense from boiler, and accomadate prv discharge

installer should be able to deal with that
basement flat should have provision for that anyway...would hope

 

[Reg Man]

Do not site flue terminals within the confines of a basement area, light well, unless you take reasonable steps to ensure POC can disperse safely at all times. One problem being that once one flue gets terminated in the area, then everyone thinks its ok to do so.

 

[dazsl]

Not 7 stories that is a fact it would be down to the manufacturer instructions to were the plumbing kit would emerge from the lightwell

 

[stevetheplumber]

electric boiler?might be the only option without getting into the realms of huge extractor ducting with inlocking fanstheres always a way it can be done its more a case of can you aford it

 

[plm1]

Electric - after very reliable boiler with flue boost fan working away for years - seems like such a backward step but yes may be inevitable. Phoned the Keston installer after hearing that Ideal Logic might be a possibility and he still feels it is doable on what he saw before but will follow up on whether there just are too many problems and costs which might be uncovered! - never mind that word 'Keston'. Thank you for help.

 

[Reg Man]

The manufacturers instructions will not be that specific in the case of light wells. So they will point you towards normative documents (BS5440 part 1) and the gas safety (installation & use) Regulations.

 

[Ermintrude]

It's going to be a keston or a better engineer