Central Heating and Combi Boiler Query

[joebooooy]

Hey guys,

In my little house, I currently dont have central heating installed, just a gas fire in the lounge, and a storage tank with an economy 7 water heating system installed.

In a few months time I want to install a central heating system, with a combi boiler replacing the storage tank/eco 7 system for the hot water and to obvious heat the rads in the house.

Ideally, I dont want the boiler in the kitchen as its fairly small, and has just been gutted and fitted/decorated by myself at the end of last year. The currently hot water tank/eco 7 box is in the airing cupboard upstairs on the landing, fairly central to the loft above. Would it be fine to put the combi boiler there with a flue leading into the loft to an exteranl wall?

Cheers,

Joe.

 

[heatingman]

Obviously you need to get an RGI round to survey, but in theory sounds ok. You need to remember that the condense and prv warning pipe need a route out. What about the loft?

 

[joebooooy]

Hey,

Yeah, when the time to do it gets nearer, Ill get a RGI out to give me a quote for the installation etc, just wanted to make sure in my mind it was possible .

The loft? Its a fairly big empty space at the moment, with nothing up there really, none of the walls are connected to either house next door, with a pretty big clearance distance (3 meters or so).

 

[possum_jenkins]

yep the loft would be my first option to site the boiler. On the wall, flue straight out, blow-off straight out, hopefully catch onto a drain for the condense on the external wall. Easy peasy!

 

[joebooooy]

Really? Thats good to hear, although the loft is unused at the moment. I dont have a loft ladder up to it, or any lights etc as I have never really been up there much lol. But I suppose that the boiler wouldnt really be in use that much, just set the timer and away you go.

 

[kev_1911]

also bear in mind that the loft would need to be floored out and a rail put around the loft opening (on the inside of the loft) safety issues?! also i with the boiler in the loft space it will take an age for hot water to reach the kitchen consider this if you have a water meter fitted as you will pouring gallons down the sink waiting for the hot to come through

 

[Agile]

If the house is small then fitting a loft ladder and some flooring will make available more storage space as well as helping to pave the way for the boiler install there.

Tony

 

[azzurro]

if a boiler is in the loft is it not a legal requirement that you have to have a loft ladder for access to it in an emergency?