Further details regarding the individual steps
Leak testing the BF system (checking the circular gap)
For balanced flue systems tested together with the gas-fired wall-mounted
boilers, some Federal States (e.g. Nordrhein Westfalia) waive the leak test
(overpressure test) during commissioning by the district chimney sweep.
We recommend that your heating engineer carries out a simple leak test
during the initial start-up of your system. It would be sufficient to check the
CO
concentration in the combustion air at the annular gap in the BF line.
2
The flue pipe is deemed to be sufficiently tight if the CO
concentration in the
2
combustion air is a maximum of 0.2 % and the O
concentration is a minimum
2
of 20.6 %.
If actual CO
values are higher or O
values are lower, then you must test the
2
2
flue pipe for leaks at a static overpressure of 200 Pa.
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