location of flue outlet

[mickie]

if a fanned flue exits above a garage flat roof at 300mm but also has the property roof up from the garage roof which every winter, it gets a snow avalanche, leaving about 3 feet deep..

still legal ? aps turns boiler off anyway.

thoughts?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

if you are alert of weather conditions you should take reasonable practical act to install that it will not be damaged by snow !
therefore change flue position !mpo
I am sure there was something on the book about it ,wait for kirk to come on line !

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

siteing of flues dont take into account extreme snow,but can you post a picture up?

 

[mickie]

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

looking at that is it the round bit in the middle?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i can t see the flue , is this what the ash clouds brought from island

 

[diamondgas]

Beauty with modern room sealed boilers mickie is that they're prety safe no matter how compromising the instillation. Your picture seems to show a pretty thin garage however, I'd be havin a go at the builder who said me Merc would fit in there!!! LOL

 

[mickie]

flue outlet is white lol, just search around where i dug it out.. small round white terminal

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

looks close to the window,the snows a every winter thing,but if you think its not right ,advise accordingly have you spoken to the manufacturer? they have overall say in if its correct

 

[mickie]

 

[diamondgas]

Mickie I've just blown up what you've ringed and all I can see is snow! Must have been a mare to find!

 

[kirkgas]

there is something in BS5400-1 about not positioning a flue where it can get blocked by snow or leaves, or it is in 5400-2 for vents (haha cant remember) had a hard day today so it isnt jumping out at me, didnt actually have a hard day, i was at the honeywell factory doing their control course, which was quite interesting, for all the time i have used honeywell zone valves, i learned something today, "how do you quickly tell if the head of the zone valve is removable?" a wee clue, you can tell even in poor light if you can reach the valve

 

[mickie]

its been these bad winters for sure, its quite an old boiler and i dont think they've had problems in the past..

got to be NCS being room sealed

 

[Reg Man]

British Standards and manufacturer's instructions can only give guidance on the minimum required distances. So with this situation, engineering judgement should be used as this situation, shows that although it may meet BS5440 part 1, it clearly from your experience does not reach a satisfactory solution.

 

[REDSAW]

cant be anything other than ncs, it may never snow again who knows?.

 

[kirkgas]

cant be anything other than ncs, it may never snow again who knows?.

but IF it can snow again and it MAY rot the flue or melt and run into the boiler it could be AR

 

[AWheating]

stick underfloor heating in the roof so the snow melts!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

stick underfloor heating in the roof so the snow melts!

lol wrap a trace heater around the flue as well combined with the under floor happy days

 

[mfgs]

there is something in BS5400-1 about not positioning a flue where it can get blocked by snow or leaves, or it is in 5400-2 for vents (haha cant remember) had a hard day today so it isnt jumping out at me, didnt actually have a hard day, i was at the honeywell factory doing their control course, which was quite interesting, for all the time i have used honeywell zone valves, i learned something today, "how do you quickly tell if the head of the zone valve is removable?" a wee clue, you can tell even in poor light if you can reach the valve

The removable ones have a round lump sticking out.

As for the flue. If installing a new boiler, I wouldnt position the flue there due to the experience of the current one. As for what to do with the current one, leave it and ncs it unless the customer wants it moved

 

[kirkgas]

The removable ones have a round lump sticking out.

As for the flue. If installing a new boiler, I wouldnt position the flue there due to the experience of the current one. As for what to do with the current one, leave it and ncs it unless the customer wants it moved

well done that man, i have fitted these for donkeys years and only learned that yesterday

 

[mickie]

how about i fit a air switch ? ooh wait.. haha

water did not enter the flue and the flue doesnt show sighns of corrosion, obviously i wouldnt fit a new flue in the same place..

 

[unguided1]

Yer could install an avalanch roof over the flue to ensure that the snow does not block the flue.