Moving a boiler

[Fannyfannakerpants]

We are about to move in to a tiny, tiny house. The previous owner had put the boiler in the bathroom to free up space in the kitchen, however this means that you can't fit a full sized bath in the bathroom so it needs moving. Ideally not back in to the kitchen. We have a wooden lean to that is used to house the tumble dryer and as a bit of a utility. If we insulate the lean to, can we put a boiler in here. It would be attached to an external wall, so will have access to gas and water pipes easily.

If you're going to put it outside, please think of noise levels and the neighbours. A neighbour down the road has a boiler on the outside wall of his house. We can hear it at a distance and it doesn't bother us, but I know his next door neighbour gets woken up when it starts up at 6am. Might be better if the boiler is in an outhouse rather than on the wall.

My parents used to have a boiler on the outside wall of their house and it was fine, but they lived miles from anyone else.

If it's in a shed, you'll need to create a chimney or flue for fumes, I think?

You really need advice from Piglet John.

A modern boiler can be very small. Inside the house is I am sure the best place. For example I have a Viessmann Vitodens 100 compact on the wall in the kitchen corner. You need water and gas pipes and an indoor drain or waste pipe such as under a sink where it will not freeze. If you ever have a frozen condensate pipe you will regret it. If you ever have a frozen boiler or a burst pipe you will wish you'd never even considered putting it outside.

Remember that a modern boiler will also billow out clouds of steam in winter, especially if it is a combi, so put the flue where it will not cloud your or your neighbours windows or frontage. The flue can be extended if necessary, this is very easy.

Thank you both. I told my husband that pigletjohn would come to the rescue. He thinks that you work for MN. I'm inclined to agree, with the speed that you replied. I'll look in to smaller boilers.

I have just had a boiler installed on our loft to free up space in the kitchen. We have easy access to the loft with a ladder and the floor was already boarded and had a light up there so that was the perfect solution for us.

Slightly worried that when I'm old and grey I might not be able to get up the ladder!