Flue Location.. Is it a Balcony, a Car Port or a Soffitt?

[Harvest Fields]

Google ideal boiler flue accessories and download this pdf. It's worth a note that only one minimum measurement can be taken down to 25mm and then all others would be subject to the standard minimum distances, and I feel this may be too much info for the public forum so remove it if you feel it's necessary

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I would still check with ideal though as that isn’t in the MI’s

 

[Aire]

If you think about it, the outlet up against a wall shouldn't be an issue, it won't cause a negative effect on the boiler output and the only reason we have a min measurement for internal corners is due to possible POC build ups entering back down the air intake.

 

[Rich Irish]

Thanks for all your help guys. As suggested, I contacted Ideal tech support, and they came back with:

Thank you for your email regarding the flue. The flue has not been fitted to manufactures instruction,

• The air intake is too close to the door
• The flue is not open at 3 sides (only 1)
• The air intake is under a different pressure zone to the exhaust

We would recommend your installer would need to rectify the flue.

My installer has agreed to sort it at no cost to me. Whether that is a complex flue arrangement or resiting the boiler. Up to him I guess.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

That would be boiler move as the air intake is too close

 

[Harvest Fields]

Did you ask them about my idea?

 

[gmartine]

If the plume kit was replaced with an actual flue, i'd be ok wouldn't it?

 

[sammathias]

Needs to be 1200mm away from that door!

 

[sammathias]

Sorry Craig already said that.

 

[snowhead]

It'll be interesting to see what solution satisfies Ideal, assuming the O.P sends photos of the new flue arangement to them.

 

[Rich Irish]

Did you ask them about my idea?

I'm going to push for moving the boiler, the job I'd been quoted for originally until I got talked out of it. The plume in the area at the front is a nuisance anyway.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Make sure that the old flue hole is bricked back up properly aswell mate.

 

[sammathias]

Make sure that the old flue hole is bricked back up properly aswell mate.

Couple of tubes of clear mastic and some brickdust should do the job.