Hi New poster so go easy (please!),
Recently moved house and looking to replace old boiler with a combi so as to free up space in small bathroom (remove hot water tank, airing cupboard etc).
Would like to have the boiler wall hung in the utility room (where the current floorstanding one is - it's flued up the chimney breast). Problem is the flue positioning for new combi as the only external wall has a window and door with only a small (8 inch) gap above through which to take the flue - on the outside wall this would exit just at the very top of the arch above the window. Had 3 fitters come round - 1 said doable but v. tight, other said ok (but didn't really measure), one said no (but didn't really measure up).
I've done a bit of reading the last few days and have two questions:
1. Can you use a 45 degree exit to go at the top of the boiler? This might be necessary to leave the necessary clearance at the top - otherwise the top of the flue may be flush with the ceiling.
2. The flue would be exiting fairly close to the window (corner top of arch). The window probably opened once but from the outside it's been painted shut over the years. We wouldn't want to open it and two of the fitter suggested we'd have to nail or screw it shut. Is this enough or would we have to take more permanent measures to get it classified as non-opening.
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
San
Recently moved house and looking to replace old boiler with a combi so as to free up space in small bathroom (remove hot water tank, airing cupboard etc).
Would like to have the boiler wall hung in the utility room (where the current floorstanding one is - it's flued up the chimney breast). Problem is the flue positioning for new combi as the only external wall has a window and door with only a small (8 inch) gap above through which to take the flue - on the outside wall this would exit just at the very top of the arch above the window. Had 3 fitters come round - 1 said doable but v. tight, other said ok (but didn't really measure), one said no (but didn't really measure up).
I've done a bit of reading the last few days and have two questions:
1. Can you use a 45 degree exit to go at the top of the boiler? This might be necessary to leave the necessary clearance at the top - otherwise the top of the flue may be flush with the ceiling.
2. The flue would be exiting fairly close to the window (corner top of arch). The window probably opened once but from the outside it's been painted shut over the years. We wouldn't want to open it and two of the fitter suggested we'd have to nail or screw it shut. Is this enough or would we have to take more permanent measures to get it classified as non-opening.
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
San