My flat is on the third floor of a victorian block of flats.
Somebody got me a condensing boiler by mistake.
It was not possible to fit condensate pipe. The boiler also has an emergency valve for hot water to escape under pressure and it's not possible to fit this either. There is an outbuilding on the ground floor in a funny position. It is not possible to run pipes straight down. It is also not possible to use a ladder and no permission to run pipes around the building.
I was fortunate to find somebody willing to drill a hole in the wall at least so the pipe could go out and no fumes could escape into the room.
It wasn't my fault the guy who fitted it in the first place was an idiot.
I didn't know anything was wrong until I called out Heat team because the thermostat wasn't working 100% and they refused to fix it and put it out of operation.
It was middle of winter and snowing and I didn't have any cash to buy a convensional boiler to replace it and could not obtain a loan at this time. It was freezing cold and I was not well and my life was at risk. So this man helped me out as a temporary measure.
I was lucky to find someone willing to put my life before legalities.
I could very well have become seriously ill or died if he had left it off at that time.
The condensate pipe goes straight out of the wall. There is very little condensate fluid. The occassional drop falls on top of the outbuilding - it's only an old storage room/bathroom for the shop on the ground floor.
It's not ideal and not legal but was necessary at the time.
I am not happy to continue like this indefinitely.
I want to get an energy efficient boiler that only uses one flue and doesn't require consensate pipes or hotwater escape pipes to be fitted unless operate in such a way that they can just stick out of the wall.
If it's not possible to get condensing boiler are there any energy efficient modern non-condensing boilers that would be suitable?
I am not happy to keep the existing boiler. It works fine but is completely not suitable. I also like to be able to see the pilot light or an LCD that gives some indication in the event of problems that you could look at the manual and it would tell you what might be wrong and if this is dangerous.
Somebody got me a condensing boiler by mistake.
It was not possible to fit condensate pipe. The boiler also has an emergency valve for hot water to escape under pressure and it's not possible to fit this either. There is an outbuilding on the ground floor in a funny position. It is not possible to run pipes straight down. It is also not possible to use a ladder and no permission to run pipes around the building.
I was fortunate to find somebody willing to drill a hole in the wall at least so the pipe could go out and no fumes could escape into the room.
It wasn't my fault the guy who fitted it in the first place was an idiot.
I didn't know anything was wrong until I called out Heat team because the thermostat wasn't working 100% and they refused to fix it and put it out of operation.
It was middle of winter and snowing and I didn't have any cash to buy a convensional boiler to replace it and could not obtain a loan at this time. It was freezing cold and I was not well and my life was at risk. So this man helped me out as a temporary measure.
I was lucky to find someone willing to put my life before legalities.
I could very well have become seriously ill or died if he had left it off at that time.
The condensate pipe goes straight out of the wall. There is very little condensate fluid. The occassional drop falls on top of the outbuilding - it's only an old storage room/bathroom for the shop on the ground floor.
It's not ideal and not legal but was necessary at the time.
I am not happy to continue like this indefinitely.
I want to get an energy efficient boiler that only uses one flue and doesn't require consensate pipes or hotwater escape pipes to be fitted unless operate in such a way that they can just stick out of the wall.
If it's not possible to get condensing boiler are there any energy efficient modern non-condensing boilers that would be suitable?
I am not happy to keep the existing boiler. It works fine but is completely not suitable. I also like to be able to see the pilot light or an LCD that gives some indication in the event of problems that you could look at the manual and it would tell you what might be wrong and if this is dangerous.