Boiler Regs?

[Leezo100]

I have built an extention on my house that my boiler now vents into, so i have to move the boiler before anymore work can be done.
I have a gas combi boiler which is only 3 years old and is in good working order. My question is this, can i move this boiler to a new position, or as i'm moving it, need to replace it with a condensing boiler to comply with the lastest regs? I'm getting mixed answers from the companys quoting for the work and not sure which way to go.

[buildersmate]

I'm not surprised they can't work it out - its a very confusing piece of legislation.
It relates to Part L1 of the Building Control Act which deals with conservation of energy. Having read it several times over, I'm still not 100% sure. However: -

Section 2 is the relevant section - it deals with Work on existing buildings. It goes on to define what constitutes 'building work' is, and then goes on further to define what a 'Material Alteration' in a building is (para 2.4). I do not believe yours is a material alteration. It says 'An alteration is material for the purposes of these Regs if the work would result in a building or controlled service or fitting (e.g. boiler - my added words to explain!) which before did not comply with the relevant requirement, being more unsatisfactory in relation to such a requirement' Phew!!!!!
Since you are merely moving a boiler that does not comply (its not condensing) to the other side of the room, its not 'more unsatisfactory' - it is just the same.
Hope that helps.
Suggest you print this out and take it to your specialists who argue you need it replacing.

[jocky]

My sister had a similar problem, but because the the extension had made the house bigger the output off the boiler now under rated the boiler so I had to fit her a new condensing boiler to compile with regs to her annoyance.

[buildersmate]

That's a correct interpretation of the Regs, Jocky, in my reading of them.

[tezestwing]

Hi Leezo100 It is a can of worms as BM pointed out but there is another criteria that the Part L1 is concerned with and that is SEDBUCK ratings before you move it you need to get a flue reading of the gasses to see how efficient the boiler is if it is in certain limits then you can re use it you will of course if you haven't got them? need to update your controls IE programmers room stats TRVs zone control valves Cyl stats to comply with Part L1 HTH Tez

[buildersmate]

You're missing the point of my posting, Tez. If the proposed activity does not constitute building works, then L1 does not have to be taken into acount. It only 'counts' as building works if the moving of the boiler makes it less efficient than before - not whether it currently meets the Regs - SEDBUK and all that.
I stand by my posting - the man can move the boiler to the new position because it is not building works within the meaning of the Act.

[tezestwing]

Sos I'm late BM I was just offering Leezo 100 possible snags/ solution's before he went to all the trouble of moving the boiler and maybe having to comply with future regs two wrongs don't make it right it isn't condensing so it would be wrong to totally ignore that fact Tez