Boiler Condensate Pipe Into Gutter

The ac installers are doing their work today and just informed me that they installed the condensate line through the gutter.

Boiler condensate pipe into gutter.

The 3 4 inch pipe is sticking out about 2 inch and under ideal condition empty out the condensate through the downspout located about 5 feet away. Post jobs here find a renewable energy specialist plumbers directory listings plumbing advice forums plumbing forum plumbing advice forum sponsor news offers water regulations fittings pipes valves taps diy plumbing advice diy plumbing how to guides diy bathroom remodelling advice green energy forums ground sourced heat pumps renewable. Almost certainly the biggest problem was caused by the snow in the gutter restricting the condensate pipe. Condensate should only be discharged into an outside drain if there isnt a means discharging condensate internally eg teeing into a waste pipe from a sink or washbasin due to the risk of freezing if terminated outside and also.

One of my jobs this summer is to move a neighbours condensate from the gutter re run it internally and plumb it into the bath waste. Is it a right way to install condensate line emptying into the gutter. Boiler guy proposes running condensate pipe to the same drain that the gutters go into because the soil stack is hard to reach from the boiler s location. I thought this was only allowed if the surface drains and sewers were in a combined system so i phoned thames water to check.

Plumbing and central heating replies. I could easily extend the gutter round the corner slightly and run the condensate drain along the extension wall and into the gutter where it would be out of sight and maintenance cost free. I would put condensate pipe on slight downward angle into rainwater pipe. Not aware of any reg that requires condensate to neutalized unless going into a soak away then it should have limestone chips in soakaway and be 500mm from foundations.

Joining the boiler discharge pipe and condensate pipe crappy 22 sep 2016 in forum. It was not much fun in the snow trying to melt the condensate pipe in the gutter.