Condensate into rain water pipe...YAY or NAY??

[mutley racers]

The boss and I are installing a boiler tomorrow, and to be honest, the only place to install the condensate is into the rain water pipe. Is this allowed?

I can not see any where that says no.

Also, is there a boss for this type of thing, or do you just cut and seal with silicone?

This is my home work from the governor.

Cheers fellers

 

[gaspastemania]

I read somewhere couple year ago (cant remember exactly where) that the amount of acidic water now going into sewage or ground is now a concern for contamination . So once this becomes common knowledge we will probably be terminating it into buckets !!!
I did hear couple weeks ago that worcester now are making noises of sleeving the condense pipe through walls , not seen nothing in mi's as yet tho .

 

[tommytoker]

i also remember reading something a while ago about condensate in sewers.
the theory says the acidic water from the many 1000's of boilers discharging into sewers will eventually build up and ruin the eco system in there....

 

[kay-jay]

i also remember reading something a while ago about condensate in sewers.
the theory says the acidic water from the many 1000's of boilers discharging into sewers will eventually build up and ruin the eco system in there....

i heard this too, but its mainly the utilities companies kicking up fuss because of the increased cost of treating the water.

 

[Rautospoon]

See section 2.3 and figure 5 to the attached link.
[DLMURL="http://www.centralheating.co.uk/checklists/frozen-condensate-pipes/frozen-condensate-guidance-installer#5"]HHIC » Frozen Condensate Guidance for Installer[/DLMURL]

 

[GQuigley67]

i try to avoid soakaways at all costs, they are a real pain, is it only against regs to discharge into a downpipe if its a seperate piped system ??

 

[Rautospoon]

i try to avoid soakaways at all costs, they are a real pain, is it only against regs to discharge into a downpipe if its a seperate piped system ??

See the link to Post #29.

 

[GQuigley67]

oops ..........

 

[Heating-eng]

i try to avoid soakaways at all costs, they are a real pain, is it only against regs to discharge into a downpipe if its a seperate piped system ??

yes, you are ok if it's shared.

 

[REDSAW]

and just to put a spanner into the works....

unless there is already one there and you are renewing it,

you can no longer install a hopper........

as i was told by a b.c inspector recently, its against building regs?.

 

[gaspastemania]

well lets be honest the general gist on here is that most of us have done it at some point wether aware of regs or not.

 

[Heating-eng]

and just to put a spanner into the works....

unless there is already one there and you are renewing it,

you can no longer install a hopper........

as i was told by a b.c inspector recently, its against building regs?.

Do any of us know the regs lol. They change to much.

 

[GQuigley67]

i dont see many of them done the way of figure 5 anyway, they are all run into pip horizontally with a run no insulation and siliconed

 

[gaspastemania]

I always use to terminate it into a Mcalpine tee if in the kitchen now i try use clamp1gr/wh . But like i have said i have terminated about 4/5 into downpipes this year .

 

[dontknowitall]

Do any of us know the regs lol. They change to much.

That can used to our advantage - "It was allowed when I took my last exams."

 

[Heating-eng]

That can used to our advantage - "It was allowed when I took my last exams."

I am renewing mine in about a month or so, can't wait.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

it will freeze up maybe,get the kettle on or hairdryer out thankfully most dont do what i said in a earlier post

 

[Heating-eng]

i dont see many of them done the way of figure 5 anyway, they are all run into pip horizontally with a run no insulation and siliconed

Never done it that way, always buy the correct fitting, maybe I should try it.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

I am renewing mine in about a month or so, can't wait.

ooooh nasty ,i hate doing re sits its just so expensive and not conducive to earning money

 

[Heating-eng]

ooooh nasty ,i hate doing re sits its just so expensive and not conducive to earning money

I always liked doing it in the past, time off work and BG paid, paying for myself this time....

 

[rutherford1]

I personnally would first fit the acidic neutraliser if practically possible in the boiler location, then the ph value would be nil then run condense into rainwater pipe, i once had a customer who was concerned that the acidic condense would pollute the local river & harm the fishes, have fun.

 

[Heating-eng]

I personnally would first fit the acidic neutraliser if practically possible in the boiler location, then the ph value would be nil then run condense into rainwater pipe, i once had a customer who was concerned that the acidic condense would pollute the local river & harm the fishes, have fun.

Never seen one, anybody else fitted them ?

 

[Dannypipe]

Seen one, never fitted one. Sounds like a good idea to be fair!

 

[rutherford1]

I think mr central heating sells them, i.e Central heating, boilers, combi boilers, radiators and plumbing supplies from Mr Central Heating, or try the plumb center.

 

[REDSAW]

Do any of us know the regs lol. They change to much.

i know a bloke called reg?.

where you been allen?. go round to headingley and give my daughter a clip around the ear, tell her to pull her socks up and get her work done.lol.

 

[kay-jay]

i seen em at a trade show, its a sock filled with salts that remove the acidity. has the added bonus that it lowers the freezing temp of the discharge. by a degree or 2. but the sock liner has to be changed yearly........(assuming of course that the rads are set up correctly and the boiler does actually kick into condensing mode) lol

last week i saw a condensate cut off flush with wall, trickling down onto flat roof extension, eating away at the flat roof