Boilers in bedrooms...?

[MontyVeda]

Why do a lot of houses with a downstairs bathroom have the boiler in one of the upstairs bedrooms?

Is it to get better pressure in the pipes?
Is it because it's the easiest outside wall to install it on?

Surely in the bathroom would be a more obvious place... but is that even allowed?

 

[Electric_Andy]

It might be that, historically the water tank was in the loft which collected rain water, and then had was close to the boiler perhaps? My old house had the boiler in the loft but no water tank. Also my current house has a (retrofitted) downstairs loo and the boiler is outside right next to it

 

[presta]

Both my boilers have been in the kitchen, same place as the multipoints before them. Why would anyone want the noise of a boiler in the bedroom?

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

My flat in Edinburgh had the boiler in a cupboard in one off the bedrooms.

We reckon it was down to the easiest place to fit it in that had easy access to an outside wall for the flue.

 

[MontyVeda]

Both my boilers have been in the kitchen, same place as the multipoints before them. Why would anyone want the noise of a boiler in the bedroom?

Exactly! When I'm looking at houses it instantly puts me off. It must be down to either finances or no other option.

 

[Dave7]

Why do a lot of houses with a downstairs bathroom have the boiler in one of the upstairs bedrooms?

Is it to get better pressure in the pipes?
Is it because it's the easiest outside wall to install it on?

Surely in the bathroom would be a more obvious place... but is that even allowed?

Mine is in the back bedroom. It cant fit in the bathroom.

 

[Beebo]

Mine is in a 1st floor bedroom.
it was there when we moved in, and where the water tank was originally. The gas and mains water run there, plus the flu pipe, so it would be costly to move it.
Looking at all the other houses on my road, it seems to be common.
The boiler is off at night so whilst noisy during the day there isn’t much noise at night.

 

[slowmotion]

I wouldn't want to share a bedroom with a boiler. Even the quietest ones make some noise. Also, I don't want to be anywhere near a potential source of carbon monoxide while I'm asleep. Ours lives in an a small shower room on the ground floor of Slomo Towers.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I wouldn't want to share a bedroom with a boiler. Even the quietest ones make some noise. Also, I don't want to be anywhere near a potential source of carbon monoxide while I'm asleep. Ours lives in an a small shower room on the ground floor of Slomo Towers.

Yes they are noisy, especially when everything else is quiet like when you're in bed at night. But I would urge everyone to have a CO alarm by their boiler anyway. In fact, when ours was first serviced, it was an urgent recommendation on the boiler service certificate

 

[MontyVeda]

Exactly! When I'm looking at houses it instantly puts me off. It must be down to either finances or no other option.

Saying that... I've just put an offer in on a house with the boiler in a bedroom cupboard ...and it's the master bedroom cupboard.

I would like to get it moved but that all depends on the cost.

 

[annedonnelly]

Yes they are noisy, especially when everything else is quiet like when you're in bed at night. But I would urge everyone to have a CO alarm by their boiler anyway. In fact, when ours was first serviced, it was an urgent recommendation on the boiler service certificate

Mandatory in Scotland I think.

 

[presta]

The boiler is off at night so whilst noisy during the day there isn’t much noise at night.

The general idea of the timer is that the heating comes on early, so that the house is warm by the time you get up.

 

[Electric_Andy]

The general idea of the timer is that the heating comes on early, so that the house is warm by the time you get up.

I think it does depend on where the boiler is in relation to where you and others sleep. E.g. years ago I shared a house with my sister and the timer(heating) came on at 6 am. Even though the boiler was in the garage, the pipes made such a racket that it would wake me up. I had to ask for it to come on after 7am. I would prefer to get out of bed to a colder house than be woken up by clicking, ticking and banging

 

[Beebo]

The general idea of the timer is that the heating comes on early, so that the house is warm by the time you get up.

My 15 year old son doesn’t wake up for anything. And he needs to be up by 7am anyway.

We have two CO2 alarms in his room and get the boiler serviced annually.

 

[Rusty Nails]

We’ve lived in a house with the boiler in the fitted wardrobe for 40 years with no problems with noise at all.

But then we never have the CH on through the night.