Boiler near kitchen sink .

[powervan man]

Does anyone know of a current regulation regarding the distance a kitchen sink bowl or tap has to be away from a wall hung boiler ?

 

[SimonJohns]

600mm from a water source or area. No gas reg thou. It's all electrical

 

[diamondgas]

Doesn't it depend on some 'electrical splash value' thingamajig? I know that's not that technical but there are some boilers that have been rated to be installed where others darecent tread I'll dig deeper and maybe come back with a bit more techy stuff, unless someone can pick it out of their knowledge banks and post here :lol:

 

[REDSAW]

read the mi's.

 

[AWheating]

may not be relevant to this question as such but electrical fixtures have different IP ratings dependant on what protection/ingress they offer. IP ratings will cover everything from dust to things that work under water.

 

[diamondgas]

Bit more techy stuff http://www.snipef.org/downloads/Electrical%20safety%20of%20gas%20appliances%20in%20rooms%20containing%20a%20bath%20or%20shower.pdf

IP Codes ... Found the above pdf .. check out page 3 ... As with all regs they change so this document is a couple of years old now! As Simon says, its electrical regs not gas, and as redsaw suggests, read the mi's ... however I don't know of any that mention kitchen sinks! They seem to emphasise bathrooms!

 

[REDSAW]

there was a couple of threads and info sourced on this last year.

 

[Roger Welton]

worst i've seen was a boiler installed over a bath!