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Solid Fuel Boilers
- Building Regulations cover the requirements for hearths
- All appliances and installers must be HETAS approved
- MIN 28mm Flow and Return pipes
- A solid fuel appliance has to sit on a full constructional hearth (Document J)
- It must have one radiator as a heat leak (slumber radiator)
- must be connected "top to the bottom opposite ends- TBOE"
- lockshield valves on both sides
- Solid fuel central heating system will always be open vented (sealed is too dangerous)
- The cylinder's minimum capacity is 100l
- The room in which the solid fuel boiler is sited must have permanent ventilation
- Solid Fuel boiler thermostat:
Solid-fuel Gas Fire with Back Boiler
- 10kW – 13.8m2 radiator surface
- 13kW – 20.5m2 radiator surface
- Requires 175mm flue
Free-standing Boilers
- Hat input from 13.5kW to 29kW
- Class 1 flue system – brick chimneys
