Condensate pipe - what a nightmare!

[xMeta4x]

Hi All,

I'm struggling to think of the best way to terminate a condensate pipe for a new boiler I want installed.

I've looked into digging a soakaway (real pain as it'd next to the driveway which is tarmac over concrete) and using a pump but the nearest gutter is quite a run away and the boiler's in an extension with a flat roof.

Here's an image of the house layout:

Any imaginative ideas or helpful tips as to what would work best?

Cheers,

Andy

 

[Fluffster]

The condensate empties out about 1ltr an hour on full tilt so a small soakaway would suffice.
Unfortunately it would white stain the tarmac if you were tempted as many do.

Pete

 

[JohnD]

Any imaginative ideas or helpful tips as to what would work best?

put the new boiler in the kitchen, where a drain will be close by.

 

[xMeta4x]

Any imaginative ideas or helpful tips as to what would work best?

put the new boiler in the kitchen, where a drain will be close by.

The gas supply is on the front porch underneath the gutter. Surely re-rerouting gas pipes and water pipes all that way would be a much larger and more disruptive job than digging a soakaway?

 

[JohnD]

youy didn't mention that. No gas supply for a cooker, then?

 

[Goldberg]

http://www.plumbnation.co.uk/site/sanicondens-plus-condensate-small-bore-pump

 

[xMeta4x]

youy didn't mention that. No gas supply for a cooker, then?

Sorry, no, all electric apart from the boiler which suppiles CH & HW. It's an open vented system if that makes a difference.

I've looked at pumping the condensate but as the nearest gutters and drains are so far away I'd imagine that the runs would be too long, and as it's a flat roof, the runs would probably have to be external and hence unsightly and prone to freezing.....?

 

[Goldberg]

Where is the downpipe for the gutter?

 

[xMeta4x]

The downpipe is the drain shown at the bottom of the diagram, slightly to the right. All I can think is that I'll need to break up the driveway and fit a soakaway (or rather have the engineer do it)....

 

[BingoBongo]

phone a pole and fit a se boiler


that was a joke before you all start

 

[Fluffster]

Keep it legal install an electric boiler

Pete

 

[namsag]

what is at back of house , take it out wall and back through the garage if there is something there

 

[xMeta4x]

Namsag - I'll double check - the back of the garage has guttering but I think it just "disperses to patio".....!

 

[Corgigrouch]

How far is it from the boiler, up the wall, follow the walls round, through into the room next door and out to that drain by your front door? A little giant tank pump can shift a lot of water a long way through 6mm PVC pipe

 

[Shardie]

Hire a 5inch core drill and core through the tarmac/concrete. Ive used this method before should take about 30 mins to core through if all goes well, is a neet job and 5" gives you room to drop the soakaway into then just patch it over with a concrete mix or even some black pebbles or similar.
Without seeing the job its difficult to advise on any possible route, why not get a local firm in to give you a quote for boiler and ask then were they will run the condensate too.