Boiler clearance

[betts]

Im fitting myself a new kitchen and have a boiler that is currently between a unit (100mm away) and a wall (160mm away). I would like to fit a just door in front of the boiler but not an actual wall unit so it would still be open. Is this acceptable? What sort of clearance should I have from the front of the casing to the back of the door?

I contacted glow worm for a installation/user manual but they replied saying it would take a minimum of 3 months but probably longer

The boiler is a glow worm fuelsaver f if that makes any difference.

Cheers in advance

 

[gas4you]

There is a regulation stating that anything combustible should be a minimum of 25mm from the boiler.

 

[betts]

Thanks for the info. Ill be able to hide the ugly old boiler now.

 

[bengasman]

There is a regulation stating that anything combustible should be a minimum of 25mm from the boiler.

How does that work when the manual says minimum of X clearing?

 

[kirkgas]

not sure you need 25mm clearance from an appliance to combustible material, you do need 25mm air gap from combustible material to flue due to excessive temp, but a lot of boilers quote 5mm air gap to sides of boiler for air flow, as casing is not warm, i would suggest 5mm clearance at the front would be enough but quantify it by saying the opening needs to be large enough when open to service/work on the boiler, or the panel needs to be readily removable, ie if boiler is 450mm wide it isnt acceptable to have a door in front of it that was only 300mm wide as you dont have full access