Zoning resolved?

[Destroyer2813]

Now i know this has been a source of much confusion amongst us all but i may have a answer mate had a gas safe inspection and was told the following.

Any new system needs to be multizoned new build or refurb

Anything under 150sqm can have two heating zones controlled off of one heating side of a time clock with two stats

Anything over 150sqm with two or more heating zones must have its own channel on a timeclock

Obviously hot water is its own zone

As he was told by the gas safe inspecter who was the area manager, so heres another version of the rules to throw into the mix

 

[dancinplumba]

those are 100% correct but the issue is about just fitting new boiler to old system. and whats it got to do with gsr ? its building regs IMHO

 

[MattWeth]

those are 100% correct but the issue is about just fitting new boiler to old system. and whats it got to do with gsr ? its building regs IMHO

Exactly. When did Gas Safe inspectors become building control officers?

 

[ADM360]

thanks for the update Destroyer, although I think the most confusion comes when upgrading existing systems, and at which point the zoning regs come in to force!!

 

[Puddle]

What's it got to do with gas safe,you ring them up for ruling on a gas installation situation and they hum and ahh ,ask them a building control question and they are straight in there ,it seems !!

:angry:

omho

 

[Destroyer2813]

According to the information he told me no zoning required on just a new boiler, nothing to do with gsr just the inspecter pulled him on a system that should of been zoned thats when he told him and you should lagg any flow and return from the boiler to were you join onto the old system if you move the boiler

 

[ADM360]

and whats it got to do with gsr ? its building regs IMHO

When i rang building to ask this question the local building control officer could not give me an answer and sugested that I ring GSR for confermation of the building reg I was enquiring about!!!

 

[Destroyer2813]

^^worrying aint it even they dont know the regs there supposed to inforce

 

[dancinplumba]

When i rang building to ask this question the local building control officer could not give me an answer and sugested that I ring GSR for confermation of the building reg I was enquiring about!!!

not may bco's know alot really destroyer, and the dhw pipework should be insulated as it is not for heating

 

[anz]

My interpretation of it, is that if you are replacing a boiler AND controls you need to zone the system.

If you don't do it you're probably not going to face any repercussions as there's no one to enforce the regulations. I mean with a normal boiler swap Building Control are unlikely to be involved.

On a complete new system I would definitely zone the system and I suppose on others you can leave it up to the customer?

 

[Destroyer2813]

not may bco's know alot really destroyer, and the dhw pipework should be insulated as it is not for heating

Maybe thats were im going wrong running it round the walls to act as radiators opps :dunce2: