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Gas water heaters and all central heating boilers (Read 3563 times)

Nigel YaBB Administrator Offline Living here and loving it! Posts: 1234 Location: Raval de Crist Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2005 Gender:	Gas water heaters and all central heating boilers May 19^th, 2015 at 8:22am	Print Post
	Heads up... As of September this year manufacturers will not be allowed to import or manufacture for sale in Spain conventional gas wáter heaters or conventional boilers into Spain. All boilers will need to be: - balanced flu wáter heaters - condensing boilers Existing stocks can continue to be sold until exhausted. So what? 1. They are more expensive 2. They need electric power to function In the case of the boilers this is normal so shouldn't cause problems (excpt in installations running on solar - see the bit about an earth below). In the case of wáter heaters there are many installed in houses where there is no 220V power available (running on 12V system) or generator only. Some are installed in places where there is no power available. A secondary problem is that some boilers and heaters require an earth to correctly function. Most solar systems are installed without an earth or in a way that an earth wasn't deemed necessary. So, just in case you are planning your big reform/rebuild/new build, take into account that you will need to have a power source for your wáter heater, if not today then in the future when your existing heater breaks down.


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jollyolive Full Member Offline Forum newbie Posts: 210 Location: Raval de Cristo Joined: Jan 20^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Gas water heaters and all central heating boilers Reply #1 - May 19^th, 2015 at 3:22pm	Print Post
	Does this apply to an externally mounted contraption ?


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Nigel YaBB Administrator Offline Living here and loving it! Posts: 1234 Location: Raval de Crist Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2005 Gender:	Re: Gas water heaters and all central heating boilers Reply #2 - May 19^th, 2015 at 5:51pm	Print Post
	As far as I'm aware it is all domestic units without exception.


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cactus jack Global Moderator Offline If I agree with you, then we would both be wrong Posts: 928 Location: bitem Joined: Dec 17^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: Gas water heaters and all central heating boilers Reply #3 - May 19^th, 2015 at 8:26pm	Print Post
	How did we all survive the ascots of the 1950's?

	Nostalgia is not what it used to be...
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PlanesPete Senior Member Offline In the Pink.... Posts: 458 Location: el Perello Joined: Jun 9^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Gas water heaters and all central heating boilers Reply #4 - May 20^th, 2015 at 2:29pm	Print Post
	After the Corfu incident I will be glad to be rid of mine. I'm installing a few extra solars and going to electric heaters. I know there are more 'efficient' ways of doing it but the fragility and cost of a glass tube system or the cost of a heat pump don't add up against €500 of extra solar PV. Add the fact that the extra juice is available for other things once the water is hot and I'm hoping for a winner. - I'll let you know.


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Nigel YaBB Administrator Offline Living here and loving it! Posts: 1234 Location: Raval de Crist Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2005 Gender:	Re: Gas water heaters and all central heating boilers Reply #5 - May 20^th, 2015 at 5:18pm	Print Post
	Many didn't The change however isn't for safety more for energy saving and is from the eu - ErP (Energy Related Products) directive. It comes into forcé on 26th September


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Petertwosheds Ex Member	Re: Gas water heaters and all central heating boilers Reply #6 - May 28^th, 2015 at 10:13am	Print Post
	Having worked in the domestic gas industry for almost 40 years I can safely say that every incident of carbon monoxide poisoning I came across was due to 1/ poor installation 2/ lack of maintenance 3/ poor or inadequate ventilation The Corfu incident was a combination of all three, Conventionally flued appliances are always a higher risk but please remember ANY FOSSIL FUEL BURNING APPLIANCE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE


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