Hi - I would like to replace our existing Gas Fire, which is the original appliance fitted from new 20 years ago. The issue is that Gas Safe regulations have changed since and mean that our property (and many others could not be constructed this way!).
Our gas fire (a balanced flue) vents from our wall that forms the boundary, and lies in our neighbours property. The area it vents to is not an access point it's a narrow strip of land between the properties and lies entirely within their garden. Our vent is at 60cm and is directly facing their vent. Neither their or our property has a window or door on those walls.
Gas Safe (utterly unhelpful) say that the flue cannot protrude through a boundary wall.... well it already does and was perfectly legal when the properties were build. We cannot move the fire place as there is no other external wall to the lounge and running pipework through 2 upper floor is not desirable, cost effective, or practical.
Gas Safe have offered no solutions or practical advice merely informing that "It's not our job..." and "you can't have a flue that goes out there".
Has anyone any practical advice or solutions? This cannot be an isolated case. Any advice gratefully received. We do not want to go electric, though appreciate we may have to if we don't want to stick to a crappy, tired old fire place.
Our gas fire (a balanced flue) vents from our wall that forms the boundary, and lies in our neighbours property. The area it vents to is not an access point it's a narrow strip of land between the properties and lies entirely within their garden. Our vent is at 60cm and is directly facing their vent. Neither their or our property has a window or door on those walls.
Gas Safe (utterly unhelpful) say that the flue cannot protrude through a boundary wall.... well it already does and was perfectly legal when the properties were build. We cannot move the fire place as there is no other external wall to the lounge and running pipework through 2 upper floor is not desirable, cost effective, or practical.
Gas Safe have offered no solutions or practical advice merely informing that "It's not our job..." and "you can't have a flue that goes out there".
Has anyone any practical advice or solutions? This cannot be an isolated case. Any advice gratefully received. We do not want to go electric, though appreciate we may have to if we don't want to stick to a crappy, tired old fire place.
