Condensing boiler

[Yorkie]

My neighbour had a boiler installed a few years ago, with the flue discharging into the quite wide side passage between houses. Although the flue was installed according to the relevant British Standard (BS 5440?) / manufacturer recommendations etc, we frequently get the fragrance of "combustion products" in the second-floor bathroom coming in via the window. This has been a sore point ever since. What we wanted the neighbour / installer to do was to extend the flue up the wall to discharge the vapour plume above the windows. However, to no avail. Litigation has been considered!
Pity I don't have you as a neighbour, Ed !

Jeremy

In post #4 above I banged on about the official government guide to the Assessment of Boiler positions, which came into being in 2005. It's very detailed and is what planning control officers rely upon, but I forgot to give the link to the guide, which is here: http://www.idhee.org.uk/ExceptionsGuide.pdf

It covers such matters as flue terminal siting, with sketches of what is and what isn’t permissible. (See page 10). Basically, the terminal must be at least 2.5M from the boundary of the premises, must not be under a carport, must not be lower than 2.1 Metres where there is a walkway, and must not be closer than 2.5M from a car parking space. It’s quite a helpful guide and cover mandatory and not mandatory aspects. Well worth a browse. It gives a couple of examples of typical dwellings - a Victorian house, and a modern detatched house.

David