Boiler condensate outlet pipe placement

[specialbeat]

Hi there DIYnotters!
A couple of years ago we had a new condensing boiler put in and the outlet pipe went into the ground in a soak away. However we are now having a conservatory built which will interfere with the pipe placement.
The builders have moved the pipe to the other side of the new wall in between the neighbours wall and our "New wall". SEE PICTURE!

Basically I would like to know how much water comes out of the pipe as it has been placed between two walls and dripping onto the ground!!!
Will this cause any damp issues to us or our neighbour or is it such a small amount of water???
Maybe it would be better for the pipe to go into the box gutter when the build it???

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Any input from you good people would be great, thanks.

 

[Boilerman2]

The pipe MUST NOT discharge onto the ground!!
it may cause lots of problems the condensate is slightly acidic (about the same as vinigar) future Service Engineers will not approve of it either
the Builder should take advice from a Gas Installer and re-route the condensate to an "appropriate" position - preferably into the main drainage but if not possible it must go to a soak-a-way which is at least 500mm from a building/foundation anything less in not acceptable!

 

[specialbeat]

Oh right, thanks for that, so do you think it would be ok for it to direct into the guttering....(when it is built)?

 

[bolshy]

Depends whether your builder has your rainwater down pipe going straight on to the ground too

 

[swbjackson]

Condensate pipes should not discharge into guttering. It's possible for it to pool in the gutter and birds may come and bathe in it. The condensate is acidic enough to burn the feathers off a baby bird. Especially in the summer when some of the water has evaporated.

 

[bolshy]

As far as I'm aware, building regs allow discharge of condensate into a rainwater hopper. And over 4 litres per day of condensate is an average amount.

 

[CBF]

get a y piece inserted into your gutter downpipe run it into this but don't seal around it, because if the downpipe blocks you don't want it backing up & flooding your boiler, this of course providing your downpipe is as bolshy says