When does a room become a compartment?

[stevetheplumber]

have you talked with your manager yet like to know the outcome of this if he over rules you id be tempted to call gas safe in

 

[moogwai]

Met the gaffer yesterday...to be fair he's a good a bloke who's only just come off the tools. Was still adament it's a compartment cos it was under 5m/3 but because it was an out side toilet and seldom used and he did tell me that when he did the post complete inspection he took one of the doors off ( the toilet had those salon doors on) so he didn't have to ar the boiler and advised the owner on the ventilation regs.

Nothing came of it and was just happy to have a chat about the regs....which to be honest did me some good as i needed brushing up on some stuff.....so all's well that ends well.

thanks a bunch for all your input lads.

 

[arran197]

I thought you said it was a BF or balanced flued?

 

[moogwai]

I thought you said it was a BF or balanced flued?

It was but mi's state cos its in a compartment it needs additional ventilation.

 

[arran197]

But did you have the MIs? In the absence, don't you consult the gas regs, which states that any RS boiler can be installed anywhere, but a consideration should be made before installing?

Having said that, BF boilers do get very hot don't they.

 

[moogwai]

no didn't have the mi's at the time didn't even give it a thought to be honest beings as like you say the boiler is room sealed and it was as far as i was concerned at the time it was a room and not a compartment! easy but silly mistake to make.

 

[kirkgas]

A BF boiler in a compartment with no vents must only be NCS, when would it be AR?

 

[Reg Man]

A BF boiler in a compartment with no vents must only be NCS, when would it be AR?

here here kirk. Balanced flue boiler compartment ventilation, thats if it is a compartment require for cooling air only. So if theres a toilet and basin in this space under 5m3. I think I would be more concerned with burning my bum on the boiler.

 

[Rob Sale]

it can't 5m cubed it its got a bog in it, it must be 5m squared floor space.

 

[GrahamM]

It was but mi's state cos its in a compartment it needs additional ventilation.

Dont know if you are confussing combustion ventilation with cooling ventilation?
If this is a Balanced Flue(BF) boiler as you state, this would only require cooling ventilation in an enclosed space and in absence of this would only ever be a NCS situation. This would never be AR!