ventilation of gas boiler (house, contractor, inspector)
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My oil to gas conversion project is going to complete. The final inspection is scheduled in coming week. The contractor told me that the code requires that ventilation installed in the boiler room. So he removed the glass previoulsly installed on the boiler room. I'm wonderring if it is the right practice. if we leave the window open all the time, it would lose a lot of heat from the house. And the dirt outside was blowed in. Can anyone tell me what is the code exactly required, and how the ventilation could prevent the above two issues?
You don't say what town you live in but in the TNH they will not give you a certificate of completion until it is vented properly. My friend is going through this now and he had a very, very reputable company install his new gas boiler. The town inspector flunked him and he now has to put in new vent pipes to the outside. If you have not paid him in full don't and have him there when the inspector comes so he can tell him what he needs to correct. Don't tell him the inspector will be there if you don't have to.
My oil to gas conversion project is going to complete. The final inspection is scheduled in coming week. The contractor told me that the code requires that ventilation installed in the boiler room. So he removed the glass previoulsly installed on the boiler room. I'm wonderring if it is the right practice. if we leave the window open all the time, it would lose a lot of heat from the house. And the dirt outside was blowed in. Can anyone tell me what is the code exactly required, and how the ventilation could prevent the above two issues?
are you kidding? the guys just gonna leave your window out all year long? don't pay him until he installs a proper vent "to Code" sounds like he's a shady contractor
Code is an opening at floor level and ceiling height. There is a size determined by the boiler size. A window will NOT pass an inspection unless he is "greasing" him. I can't believe a licensed plumber is using a window. That's ridiculous.
OP you must have the correct ventilation in order form him to put the boiler in. Your post said you're doing a conversion so if he did not line the chimney then he has to put a vent pipe extended to the outside of your home. (ugly but cheaper than a new chimney liner) If no work was done on your chimney or to vent through a stack then you will not pass, however if you're putting in a new boiler some of them have advance computer boards in them and require additional air so the boiler room does not over heat. I had a CS2 installed about 2 years ago and I keep the window in the room cracked in the winter and fully open in the summer so the circuit board does not over heat.
Either way, if you have a masonry chimney, you need to install a stainless steel vent liner when installing your new boiler. This is regardless of venting the boiler room. The vent is not for circuit boards( although that might be a benefit) but for proper combustion (make-up) air.
Either way, if you have a masonry chimney, you need to install a stainless steel vent liner when installing your new boiler. This is regardless of venting the boiler room. The vent is not for circuit boards( although that might be a benefit) but for proper combustion (make-up) air.
I dont have a S/S chimney liner. My house was oil to gas in 1978, it vents right into the masonry chimney. No good?
I dont have a S/S chimney liner. My house was oil to gas in 1978, it vents right into the masonry chimney. No good?
No good at all. When was the last time you had your chimney inspected (please use a reputable company. Chimney companies are major rip offs because most people don't know who to question about what's gong on)
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