Vertical Boiler Flue Through Flat Roof
Vaillant flues boiler accessories 39 99 inc vat.
Vertical boiler flue through flat roof. Vertical flues for flat roof with bend boiler manufacturers offer a variety of different flue bends which can be assembled to build different shaped flues. Also at every joint. Discussion in builders talk started by sloppy oct 17 2005. Flat roof penetration kit for the use with a vaillant vertical flue through a flat roof.
However adhering to the regs with a side flue is looking difficult so a vertical flue is starting to look. Boiler flue through flat roof. I very much doubt this would meet building regs. I m in the process of having an old combi boiler replaced with a new one in the same location.
This flat roof penetration collar flashing enables you to create a watertight bond for flue holes cut through a flat roof. How to correctly solder a vertical copper pipe complete. This flat roof penetration collar is suitable for use with the vertical flue terminal for the vaillant ecotec domestic and commercial boiler range s. However if a vertical flue is badly fitted then yes you could have a leak on your hands.
Most installers or roofing contractors will use a slate piece or a metal or lead piece that fits onto a flat or pitched roof with a gromit where the flue pipe goes through. Especially if it s not sealed properly. They also offer specialist components which can help solve particular challenges such as a ridge tile with a pre moulded hole for the flue. Boiler flue flashing products are typically used when installing a vertical flue kit through a flat or angled roof as it will provide a weather tight seal to the roof and stop any water leaking into the flue system.
There are maximum lengths the flue can be depending on the boiler. Any vertical flue joints if your flue is going through the roof for example must be bracketed with specific flue brackets every 800mm 1000mm. You can get plume kits designed to direct the steam up and away from a horizontal flue but not to make a horizontal one into a vertical through a roof. Your new boiler flue options duration.
I have been advised against fitting a vertical flue through a flat roof for a new condensing combi boiler installation. Aura gas 8 723 views. Flashing kits flashing plates and weather collars in the range can be made of sheet metal plastic or composite materials and. Vertical flue joints in attics must be bracketed.