New boiler under work surface?

[cjbilly]

Hello there,

1st post and hopefully a simple one for people to answer....

My last boiler has just given up - and seeing as I'm going to redo the whole kitchen I thought it's wise to purchase a new conden - combi boiler (the Potterton Promax 24 HE Condensing Boiler to be exact as the dimensions are very good) for my 3 bed terraced house.

Now I don't have very much wall space at the moment (as I'm in process of taking out partition / loadbearing walls) so I thought the best place for it would be under the counter by the floor - the space is enough to give it the room it needs around it - so basically - is it safe to put it there and run the flue up the wall and out at a suitable level??

I would appreciate any answers - as it's very cold at the moment!!!

Cheers - Chris

 

[taydo]

you firstly will need to check the boiler can be accessed with ease for service and repairs.

I am not familiar with this unit so can you tell me why you cant flue the thing straight out of the wall horizontally and stick a basket on it???

other than that dont see any reason why you cant put it where you want,
I will be corrected if I am wrong

 

[cjbilly]

OK thanks for the reply...

There's no reason for the flue to go out further up - but the boiler will be next to the door and I don't want people to get a mouthful of steam as they exit the kitchen...

However, I think I may change my mind to larger (non-condensing) model as I don't think it's got enough output to heat the house properly

- 3 bedrooms
- 2 floors
- terraced
- 7 rads
- victorian solid wall

This model is 22Kw whereas I suppose I should be going for a 28Kw +, and also there is no controls on the boiler at all - how am I supposed to set when the boiler comes on or not ? (there is NO optional control unit either??)

So, I'm not sure this is a particularly wise choice.... anyone to back this info up at all?

Cheers, Chris

 

[ollski]

22kw will most likely be fine for heating but it isn't going to kick out much hot water. The flue must be a minimum of 600mm horizontally from the door