Purchased 2 bed terraced house with boiler Vokera Mynute 16e, tightly fitted inside a cupboard on the side of a pretend- fireplace in the living room (by original development plan - built 2006/2007). As house was vacant for years and meter was taken off, we had to request a gas plumbing inspection to get the meter back, the gas installer we used has issued a Cert 1, but would not reconnect the boiler and service it in its current location, due to the space being too tight for servicing, not enough ventilation and the material of the cabinet not being fireproof, and the flue being concealed etc.. He proposed to hang it in the living room directly under the flue outlet, on the wall out to the garden or in the bedroom directly above. Apart from being unsightly, I think it will be very noisy, so we have asked for alternative locations - I suggested the kitchen, but they have to cut a lot of living room ceiling and extend pipes across living room into kitchen on the external wall in the small guest bathroom under the stairs, he says it could be done, also expensive but less than kitchen option and the sink will have to be taken off (and hopefully he meant 'moved to the opposite wall'). We are fairly upset by the whole unexpected issue and expense, but if it has to be done, we will go ahead, only it seems weird that the estate was built like that, there's a row of houses with same boiler in the same type of cabinet. Have regulations changed ? Or is the plumber making a fuss just to get us to do work we don't need. Will we have issues with regulations by fitting it in the bathroom - there is no shower or bathtub, but how far should the sink be ? We also still don't know whether the boiler is actually still working, apart from where it sits...! Any advice appreciated.
Fran
Fran