horazontal flue terminating into neighbour garden

[the_d_o_t]

Hi guys
Quick one.... new single extention built at the rear of a terraced house.... installing a new combi and vertical flue is going to be difficult due to windows on the 1st floor I was going to just go out horizontal towards next door and then up with plume kit but the builder on site has just said that the building inspecter won't pass anything that goes through that wall.... its worth noting that the extention wall is set back slightly so the plume pipe would not even cross the neighbours boundary.
Am I allowed and the builder is being causious or this not allowed?

Thanks dot

 

[jtsplumbing]

Just read installation instructions , the part on flue locations , How would you like POC in your garden, you may have to relocate boiler.

 

[Riley]

Mis will tell all mate

 

[the_d_o_t]

You won't find that info in the MI and you haven't read the post as I said i intend to use a plume kit to direct the POC away from neighbours.

But It's ok now i contacted building control and spoke to them and they have said it is fine

 

[the_d_o_t]

It states the distance alowed yes but not if I'm allowed to pass a plume kit that way.

 

[newcastle phill]

I dont think ive seen an MI that doesnt provide info on flueing dimensions.
But you seem sorted so happy days

 

[jtsplumbing]

That's until next door start complaining,

 

[Riley]

I was going to say isn't it what is the neighbour could deem a nuisance as well.

 

[plumben]

Dont MI's state 300mm from the boundary minimum

 

[the_d_o_t]

only states from a boundary wall.... but the plume kit is to be ran up and plume POC away from neighbors anyway. also the plume pipe is still on the customers side of the boundary. so the only thing there is the air intake... are the neighbours going to complain we are steeling there air? haha

building inspector said it was ok anyway now so......its getting done

thanks guys

 

[Riley]

If you've got it in writing go for it dude

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Dont MI's state 300mm from the boundary minimum

think its something like 1m might be wrong

 

[scorps]

The min. distance from next doors boundary is 600mm.A plume kit can not be used to get out of this situation,it is breaking the building regs,speak to gas safe,they are quite clear about this,but it,s a building regs issue not a safety issue

 

[Riley]

Have a suspicion it's going to be installed

 

[lame plumber]

building inspectors are normally dumb as far as the rules to pluming and flues goes, great on trench depth etc.

this is old now but relevant, http://www.a1gassafe.co.uk/pdf/TECHNICAL_BULLETIN_231.pdf and mentions a 2;5 metre separation distance to prevent plume annoyance issues. if the neighbour feels the plume is still a pain with a plume divertor, solicitors will get involved and you will get drawn into it and all the resultant hassle, it is not worth the hassle.

the builder is probably the sensible one in the picture, surely if it is a new build a bit of lateral thinking, boiler on another wall or vertical will save a great deal of pain in the long run.