Boiler Location And Clearances; Installation Location; Servicing Clearances - Ventilated Compartment; Compartments - Bosch Condens 5000W Installation And Maintenance Instructions Manual

3.6

Boiler location and clearances

3.6.1

Installation location

This boiler is only suitable for installing internally within a property at a
suitable location onto a fixed, rigid surface at least the same size as the
boiler and capable of supporting the boiler weight.
No surface protection is required against heat transfer from the boiler.
3.6.2

Servicing clearances - ventilated compartment

Figure 15 shows the minimum space required to install and service the
boiler in a ventilated compartment.
• If a boiler is installed in a compartment with clearances less than
shown in the tables 9, 10, or 11 ventilation is required. Refer to
table 8 for ventilation requirements.
Vent position To room or internal space
High level Minimum free area
122 cm
Low level Minimum free area
122 cm
Table 8 Compartment ventilation
930 mm
Using 100 mm
flue kit
5 mm
1080 mm
Using 125 mm
flue kit
1100 mm
25 mm*
600 mm**
Fig. 15 Vented compartment minimum clearances
* Minimum clearance to removable door
** Minimum clearance required for servicing
3.6.3

Compartments

• Minimum clearances must be maintained.
• An access door is required to install, service and maintain the boiler
and any ancillary equipment.
• If fitting the boiler into an airing cupboard use a noncombustible
material to separate the boiler from the airing space.
The material can be perforated up to a maximum hole size of 13mm.
Bosch Condens 5000W – 6 720 646 195 (2018/10)
Direct to outside
Minimum free area
2 2
61 cm
Minimum free area
2 2
61 cm
410 mm
+ 30 mm
above elbow
5 mm
200 mm
Boiler clearances - Unventilated compartments
Tables 9, 10, or 11 show the options for the minimum space required to
install and service the boiler inside an unventilated compartment.
Installation clearances - Unventilated compartments
CAUTION:
Clearances
▶ Above and below clearances must not be reduced below the values
shown in table 9 as they are the minimum clearances required for
servicing.
Unventilated compartment installation clearances
The suggested total unventilated compartment minimum
clearances are:
Clearance dimension (millimetres)
1)
Side 400
Above 170 approx. (30 above the elbow)
Below 200
2)
Front 100
1) If side clearances are reduced from 400 mm see table 10 for updated
clearances.
2) If front clearance is reduced from 100 mm see table 11 for updated clearances.
Table 9 Minimum unventilated compartment clearances
If side clearances are reduced, either the clearances above & below
(height) are increased or the front clearance is increased.
If total side clearance Increase height
is reduced to: clearances to
(Combined left & right (approx): (Combined
clearances excluding above & below
boiler) clearances excluding
boiler)
350 441
300 523
250 617
200 717
150 856
100 1,012
50 1,202
Table 10 Reduced side clearances
If front clearance is reduced, either the clearances above & below
(height) are increased or the total side (left & right) clearance is
increased.
If front Increase height
clearance (to clearances to (approx):
removable (Combined above &
door) is below clearances
reduced to: excluding boiler)
50 511
25 596
Table 11 Reduced front clearances
Pre-Installation
Front clearance (to
removable door) must
be increased to:
OR 129
161
200
243
295
358
343
Increase total side
clearance is reduced to:
(Combined left & right
clearances excluding
boiler)
OR 505
569
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