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NKA Bristol
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Can anyone help me with an urgent, unusual and difficult problem please?! It's hard to explain without having been in my property but my flat is located in the lower ground floor of a Grade II Listed building. My current boiler (Worcester High Flow 400) is located in my study (no external access/ windows/ just 2 x small vents) with a flue going up an existing chimney. It’s been in situ for about 15 years. To my knowledge I do not share the chimney or flue with anyone else but the chimney does go up ground/1st/2nd floors. Due to the layout of my flat and having spoken with the local Planners they will not let me move my boiler so I can install a new condensing one with an external flue as it would go out to the main Listed façade which tey won’t allow, plus it would also affect my neighbours. However, keeping it where it is causes 2 problems: firstly it wouldn't comply with Part L of building regs; secondly I can't find any manufacturer who still makes boilers using open flues so I can utilise the chimney. I have been told due to the layout and Listing of my flat I may qualify for exemption from the regs and building control may be happy provided I qualify for the 1000+ points needed in the assessment procedure. If I manage that though I need to find someone who can advise me if I can get a fan assisted flue/ liner with terminal at the top that would comply with regs and a boiler that works with this? I am caught between a rock and a hard place with the Listing/ Regs/ Boiler types manufactured. Please can anyone help????!!!!! Does anyone still make boilers that work with open flues? What’s the max flue height if they do? Could a small commercial boiler get around this problem if a domestic one can’t? What ventilation is needed even if it’s a fan assisted flue?
I have been up all night worrying sick about what to do and need some good advice and someone who can help me find a solution rather than keep telling me what I can’t do! I need hot water and heating……My only other option is an electric boiler – about which I know nothing but I have been told they’re not good for large flats/ properties. Does anyone know much about electric boilers? Positives/ negatives/ good manufacturers/ any recommendations?
I would be grateful for ANY help/ advice on what to do.
Thanks
NKA Bristol
Can anyone help me with an urgent, unusual and difficult problem please?! It's hard to explain without having been in my property but my flat is located in the lower ground floor of a Grade II Listed building. My current boiler (Worcester High Flow 400) is located in my study (no external access/ windows/ just 2 x small vents) with a flue going up an existing chimney. It’s been in situ for about 15 years. To my knowledge I do not share the chimney or flue with anyone else but the chimney does go up ground/1st/2nd floors. Due to the layout of my flat and having spoken with the local Planners they will not let me move my boiler so I can install a new condensing one with an external flue as it would go out to the main Listed façade which tey won’t allow, plus it would also affect my neighbours. However, keeping it where it is causes 2 problems: firstly it wouldn't comply with Part L of building regs; secondly I can't find any manufacturer who still makes boilers using open flues so I can utilise the chimney. I have been told due to the layout and Listing of my flat I may qualify for exemption from the regs and building control may be happy provided I qualify for the 1000+ points needed in the assessment procedure. If I manage that though I need to find someone who can advise me if I can get a fan assisted flue/ liner with terminal at the top that would comply with regs and a boiler that works with this? I am caught between a rock and a hard place with the Listing/ Regs/ Boiler types manufactured. Please can anyone help????!!!!! Does anyone still make boilers that work with open flues? What’s the max flue height if they do? Could a small commercial boiler get around this problem if a domestic one can’t? What ventilation is needed even if it’s a fan assisted flue?
I have been up all night worrying sick about what to do and need some good advice and someone who can help me find a solution rather than keep telling me what I can’t do! I need hot water and heating……My only other option is an electric boiler – about which I know nothing but I have been told they’re not good for large flats/ properties. Does anyone know much about electric boilers? Positives/ negatives/ good manufacturers/ any recommendations?
I would be grateful for ANY help/ advice on what to do.
Thanks
NKA Bristol