Hi, I have had some conflicting advice and would be grateful for some info from those that know about these things.... I have a J&S warm air unit in the utility room. The flue goes up through the ceiling, runs through the airing cupboard (boxed in) and then runs up through the loft (all open) and out of the roof. My neighbours gas engineer told them that we need to expose the flue in the airing cupboard to meet the new regulations. However, the BG engineer that inspects our system every year has told me that this is not required as my boiler falls outside of the new regulations - he says that it is only sealed units and not my type of boiler that it applies to. I just wondered who is correct here. Thank you very much indeed.
Do I need a flue inspection hatch?
- Thread starter hztm2008
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If it is room sealed it will fall into the new regulations for TB008 which require the flue to be accessible, From your description it would appear that your appliance is open flue, so would not need access hatches put in as these flues are checked in a different way.
So it looks like the BG engineer is correct - we do not need to do anything.
Thank you very much indeed.
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I'm afraid your boiler should fall within the new regs....it applies to all boiler types, gas or oil. As long as the sections that are boxed in are accessible for inspection you should be ok..sounds like its only the boxing in the airing cup'd? It applies to all joints and changes in direction.
On the flip side...if the BG engineer is willing to take responsibilty for it, thats down to him, not you. Should you use anyone else in the future, be prepared to hear that you need access panels.
Hope this helps!
On the flip side...if the BG engineer is willing to take responsibilty for it, thats down to him, not you. Should you use anyone else in the future, be prepared to hear that you need access panels.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the info DrPlumb - now I am confused - some saying we need them and some saying we don't. However, I am not sure how it would work exposing the flue in the airing cupboard. This is boxed in very tight and I am not sure if the flue might be asbestos so I would not be looking to expose that in the airing cupboard? I guess I will just have to wait and see what BG say on the next inspection. Thanks again for your help
M1key00 is correct the new regulations only concern room sealed fan flued appliances and not open flued appliances and your warm air unit is open flued.
Have a look at http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/advice/flues_in_voids.aspx
On this page you will find the words
Your warm air unit is not a room sealed appliance.
On this page you will find the words
Your warm air unit is not a room sealed appliance.
Good first post DrPlumb
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skodaman007
Well if drplumb is correct then my mum will need hatches fitted to the chimmney so the flue from her baxi bermuda 15 year old back /fire boiler can be inspected.
it wont help as the advice is wrong
I think you will find that petes reply was tongue in cheek
Nope open flued appliances are not included in TB008 only fan flued, not that I personnally agree with it but that what the reg says
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