Can a room be counted as available for sleeping, where a gas fire is fitted?
In terms of a Gas Fire being present in one of those rooms; with affect of October 1998, HSE guidance states that; any room converted to use as sleeping accommodation should not contain the following types of gas appliances: • A A gas fire, gas space heater or a gas water heater (including a gas boiler) over 14 kilowatts gross input unless it is room sealed. • B A gas fire, gas space heater, or a gas water heater (including a gas boiler) of 14 kilowatts gross input or less or any instantaneous water heater unless it is room sealed or has an atmosphere-sensing device. If the appliance does not comply with either A or B, then the room cannot be considered as ‘available for sleeping’ until either the appliance is changed to comply or removed completely. The exception to this would be short term use – for example temporarily sleeping in the room as a result of illness.
