LPG Detectors

[ringpull]

Hi, new to this forum as I'm looking for help on a subject my plumber seems woefully ill educated on.

 

I've had a new LPG boiler fitted in my attic in a bungalow (no space elsewhere and convenient for the only location I can put the cylinders). The attic is reasonably well vented but do I need to fit an LPG detector in case there's a leak? I understand LPG is more dense than air and in this case any escaped gasses will vent through the loft hatch into the corridor. Should I fit a detector directly under the boiler in the attic? Ideally I'd like one with a remote sensor (wired is fine) as I can put the alarm in the corridor and the sensor in the attic.

 

Regards

Richard

[markc]

Where are the cylinders?

[SteamyTea]

Fit two, separate ones.

One near the boiler, and one in a suitable living area.

[ringpull]

Hi, cylinders are outside on an exterior wall with the ground sloping away from the house. Fitted to current standards in terms of distance from drains, windows etc.

 

I do want to put a detector in the roof space under the boiler where any LPG will pool if there's a leak, but I can't find one where the sensor is on a cable away from the siren - the idea was not to have the siren in the roof where it might be muffled.

 

Cheers

Richard