How to install a gas boiler in the apartment instead of central heating?

Have you decided to replace the central heating with a gas boiler? You should not immediately decide on the purchase of equipment. Due to the large number of restrictions, the installation of a gas boiler in an apartment is not always possible. A prerequisite is the presence of a chimney, and in a panel house - this is unrealistic. Thus, you can get the appropriate permission only at the stage of reconstruction of the house. Pre-developed technical conditions for the transition to individual heating. In this article, we will consider all the nuances regarding how to install a gas boiler in an apartment instead of central heating.

Important! You can get the answer whether it is possible to put a gas boiler in an apartment with central heating, in the Gorgaz branch of your area.

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Procedure

If you received an answer that the installation of an individual heating boiler is possible, you need to collect the necessary documentation package:

• At the gas supplying organization, write an application for installing a gas boiler.

Important! If you received an answer that the installation of the boiler is possible, then consider that the final permission has been obtained.

• The next stage is the preparation of the installation project. You can order it at a design organization that has the right to carry out such work.

Important! The project is developed for a specific brand of boiler and meter (these data are indicated in the specification). All changes to the project are made for a separate payment. After the final signing of the project, nothing can be changed. Only a new project is possible.

• In the organization of fire supervision, you need to find out the contact details of a company that is engaged in checking the condition of ventilation ducts and chimneys. If the chimney is normal, then permission to install the boiler is issued. If the condition of the chimney is in doubt, then the owner is issued an act with a list of works that need to be performed. After all the shortcomings are eliminated, it is necessary to call a specialist again.
• This is followed by a trip to the heating system, where you can apply for a refusal of heat supply. If you intend to warm the water yourself, refuse the services of hot heat supply.
• After you pay all the debts (if any), you need to agree on the time of disconnection from the heat supply. If earlier at this stage problems could arise (refusal to sign the application, the requirement to pay for risers passing through the apartment), then today there are no such issues.
• After that, there is a purchase of a boiler and gas meter, the data must be taken to the design company, and then pick up the finished project.

Important! Acquiring equipment in advance should not be. There may be problems with obtaining permission, where then to attach the boiler - is unknown.

• After that, conclude a service contract at the Gorgaz branch. Now you can submit the gasification project for signature.
• After the project is signed, you can do the disconnection from the heat supply.
• The final stage is the installation of the heating system. After the boiler is installed, you need to check the system for operability and tightness, without connecting it to the gas.

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Rules for installing a gas boiler in an apartment

So, the answer to the question whether it is possible to install a gas boiler in an apartment with central heating, is received.The least problems with the connection will be for people moving into a new house that is not connected to the central heating network. However, there is a set of basic rules that apply to all:

• Having the documents in hand, you cannot install the boiler yourself - this is the competence of people who have undergone special training. This can be either employees of an installation company that has a special license, or employees of a gas supply organization.
• Before starting, the system must be checked by running it under a pressure of not less than 1.8 atmospheres.

Important! If the heating pipes are hidden in the walls or floor, you need to start the system under high pressure for at least a day. This way, you are guaranteed to check how reliable all the connections are.

• Before you start the system, you need to bleed air from it. In this case, you need to let out air using Mayevsky taps on radiators. It is necessary to let out air carefully, until it remains completely. Only after that they start the system.
• Modern boiler models have automated control, and automation is extremely sensitive to the magnitude of the voltage. For this reason, it is necessary to install a voltage stabilizer (it is possible to install an uninterruptible power supply).
• To protect against impurities, the inside of the boiler, filters must be installed at the inlets of cold water and gas.
• The distance from the boiler to the nearest outlet must be 300 mm.

In addition to the above rules, there are requirements for the room where the boiler will be installed:

• The best place to install gas appliances is the kitchen. Its layout should be such that it meets the standards for the installation of such equipment.
• With a ceiling height of at least 2.5 m, the required floor area is from 4 m2.
• It is imperative that there is a window facing the street (the window area is at least 0.3 m2 per ten cubic meters of volume. The presence of a transom or window is mandatory.
• The boiler must be removed from the wall with a layer of non-combustible material. Ceramic tile or plaster is enough.
• If the boiler is a floor type, then install it on a base of non-combustible material. This is a layer of heat insulator, on top of which a metal sheet is laid, larger than the size of the boiler by at least 300 mm.

There are certain requirements for the chimney to install a gas boiler in the apartment instead of central heating:

• If the boiler power is up to 30 kW, the size of the chimney in diameter should be at least 140 mm.
• With a power of 40 kW, the chimney size is 160 mm.
• The length of the chimney pipe to the first bend is from 0.5 m, the number of bends is not more than 3.

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The problem of whether it is possible to install a gas boiler in an apartment with central heating worries many. This procedure is not simple or cheap. However, the result is worth it. If you can set the necessary temperature parameters yourself, the microclimate in the apartment will become much more comfortable, and the final heating bills will be much less than with standard tariffs.