Condensate into gutters

[AllyBongo]

Is this ok to run condensate this way, seen it done on a few houses. Im fitting a job soon where i could take it into a soakaway, but running it into the gutters would be a much a shorter route. MI's dont say anything about it

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i have seen few to ,i have done to down pipe ,but not to guters

 

[GrahamM]

If it drains into a sewage system then it can be done.

 

[AllyBongo]

Thought it would be ok, will be done in 32mm

 

[mfgs]

It's not allowed. I showed a gas safe inspector 2 jobs on my inspection where both ran into the guttering and its not an acceptable way of terminating although even he said it wasnt very clear in the books and they had to seek clarification. If it goes into the down pipe you need to make sure it terminates below the grating aswell for it to conform.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

against building control and most mi,s IT CAN FREEZE,cant believe people are installing/considering doing them like this and to be honest a crap way of removing the condensate

 

[princegoose]

no,

its even worse when you see them just terminated over a nice slate roof.

 

[Puddle]

Can not believe really why any new builds taking the condensate outside,think all new builds should be made to run and terminate condensate pipe work internally,no reason why not


imho

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

totally agree with puddle ,i always try to find a way to terminate internally its just common sense and being a good plumber

 

[AllyBongo]

Soakaway it is then. Never seen anything in MI's about it

 

[GrahamM]

Not saying its ideal but if your options are limited, you can terminate into a combined rainwater to soil drainage hopper. Not directly into the gutters.
I meant to mention 'hopper' in my last post.

 

[tackleburger]

Tend to disagree a bit here. Did a job recently where I ran to a gutter and got the termination above the down pipe on a combined (cast) system. Alternative was a Soakaway, I though it was a better option so ran in 40mm. the house was an awkward shape so I was able to run out the eaves along a wall about two feet and a swept elbow to above the down pipe. Nothing says you can't but I would rather run 10 meters inside than even a couple of meters outside if possible.

Seen a few shockers in my time including on several occasions condensate pipe being treated like overflows, sticking out walls going nowhere and pumped out onto roofs.

 

[plumber0808]

done a few into a gutter, but have terminated them straight above the outlet tee so its straight down the downpipe. would not just stick it in the gutter, definitely got to be a combined waste.

 

[stevetheplumber]

one thing thats always puzzled me with the routing of condensates is how far do we have to go to look for cast iron .An example would be your working in a flat the waste under the sink is plastic disapearing into the wall you tee into it for the condensate but unkown to you the waste stack is cast very common in ex council flats and often no simple access to check as original access panels are often lost behind fitted kitchen etc

 

[SafeGasInstall]

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[mfgs]

Are they approved or not? I didnt think they were, but could be wrong.

 

[plumber0808]

as long as the condense doesnt connect directly to a cast iron stack it shouldnt be a problem. connecting via plastic sink waste means its regularly being flushed through