Flue dripping from exhaust and from air intake.

[Yashimaki]

My neighbours flue is installed on my property & is dripping condensate from both the exhaust and air intake whenever boiler operating. The exhaust has kit fitted and is one metre above air intake so the drips are from different locations but both check out as acidic (i.e. products of combustion). It seems to be a loss of integrity of a seal between air intake and exhaust. Can anyone tell me is this an ID or AR fault and can a registered engineer put an unsafe notice on it.

 

[Riley]

Individual boilers have their own installation specs. This is where a good engineer could be invaluable

 

[rpm]

It might sound off to you why I put up with it, but I've lived here too long. The apple tree in my garden (in a previous pic its in blossoms) was planted as a sapling by my previous wife before she passed away as a living memory of her.Now it's a proper tree and I can't take it with me so here I stay.

Funny how there is always a "Tug of the heart strings" in these long winded threads, usually around post 30-40.

 

[newcastle phill]

The op wants to think himself lucky they didnt fit a vertical flue.
Im sure he'd be complaining about that even more ??

I hope the landlord never landscapes the garden..

 

[SimonG]

So you are a tenant?

 

[finchy01]

Thas why they've used a higher plume kit than you have so that it's not within 1200mm of your flue. Don't you have another bedroom that you could move into and use your current one as a guest room, problem solved. You don't breath in any fumes and you can start using your boiler again too which would reduce your bills. Another suggestion would be to get a gas registered engineer to come and have a look and double check the installations I. E. Flue terminations although I think someone may have suggested this already. Whilst they were ther they could measure the fumes in your bedroom with their flue gas analyser.

Which town/county are you in, maybe one of us will be local to you.

 

[Masood]

Funny how there is always a "Tug of the heart strings" in these long winded threads, usually around post 30-40.

Oooh you old cynic, you! That line had me blubbing all over my copy of GIUSP 7 and you had to go and ruin it! Have you NO romance in your soul????

 

[Yashimaki]

Hi finchy. I thought the 1200mm applied to the actual installation and could not be fixed with a kit. The engineer inspection is already in the pipeline so hopefully they will know the score on that one. They can also advise on what can be done to get my flue to function properly.
Moving house or room is not an option.
To measure the fumes is totally impractical. They would need to be there when the flue is operating and the window was open and the prevailing weather conditions caused the fumes to come into the bedroom. The only practical evidence apart from anecdotal would be video or photographic plus a degree of common sense I guess. Maybe an outdoor alarm near the flue would be an option.
I don't know if you can help on this one. I would like to know if this flue could be subject to a mandatory Landlords annual safety check as my one is as there is no way of knowing if the flue is operating within specifications? It would also deal with any future malfunctions such as dripping condensate etc.

 

[0304Driver]

Your flue meets regs so I dont understand why you are saying it is not functioning correctly

 

[Yashimaki]

0304driver. The extension built next to it is about 1.5m higher than the previous party wall and the fumes do not disperse.

 

[0304Driver]

I am sorry but your flue still meets the regs and I also think there is a lot more to this, your flue would still meet the rules if the party wall was full house height.

 

[Yashimaki]

The op wants to think himself lucky they didnt fit a vertical flue.
Im sure he'd be complaining about that even more ??

I hope the landlord never landscapes the garden..

A vertical flue would have to be in the neighbours roof so why would that be considered lucky for me they didn't do that? I'd love for them to do that.
My landlord has no authority to do anything in my garden it would be a breach of contract. Just the same as allowing a flue to be in it. So funny enough a vertical flue would have kept them out the trouble they are in.

 

[0304Driver]

Because a Vertical flue would be discharging the fumes in the same area!
And like you say would be perfectly ok, thats why he said you were lucky.
TBH I dont think you are going to get the answer you want in this case, especially as the landlord, the owner of the property gave his permission for the flue to be on his property.

 

[Yashimaki]

You seem to be under the false impression I am asserting my flue does not meet regs. I have only referred to the neighbours flue meeting regs.

 

[0304Driver]

You dont use your boiler because in your opinion the fumes do not disperse, what I was trying to point out to you is that the fumes should be getting away correctly because your flue meets the regs and has been designed to work where it is.

 

[Yashimaki]

In post 48 i actualy stated "And yes I have complained about my flue but it is apparently within the legal requirements so I have to live with it".

 

[0304Driver]

I feel sorry for the GSR person you get in, walking into a can of worms.
You also state in post 67 that they could give you advise to get your flue to work correctly, which you have already been told is correct!!!

 

[newcastle phill]

A vertical flue would have to be in the neighbours roof so why would that be considered lucky for me they didn't do that? I'd love for them to do that.
My landlord has no authority to do anything in my garden it would be a breach of contract. Just the same as allowing a flue to be in it. So funny enough a vertical flue would have kept them out the trouble they are in.

Because the plume would be worse for you

 

[Yashimaki]

0304 Driver. I don't get it. Sympathy for GSR person and walking into a can of worms sounds a bit emotive. Surely the GSR inspector will be a expert who examines the situation and makes a professional report based on his skill and knowledge. I certainly hope so or they will get a can worms freshly dug from my garden (that's meant as a joke by the way)

 

[Riley]

I think all they are trying to get out mate is that you won't be convinced you've had at least 10 of us on here telling you certain things which are just questioned constantly. If your boiler is installed to manufacturers instructions it will work and fumes will disperse safely. Really you just have to trust the manufacturers on their design as manufacturers instructions are gospel

 

[Yashimaki]

All I am trying to get out is the flue doesn't disperse whatever may be printed on paper and I have accepted I can't change it so I live with it. I know it sounds extraordinary someone would accept never switching their central heating on and my integrity is being questioned on here so that's why I uploaded proof. I just don't use my gas boiler any more. I've dealt with it. Maybe there's a solution which someone on here could provide or a GS engineer can provide e.g. a diversion kit or a refence to a breach of regs and then I can switch it on again which would be great. As it stands it's not in use. That's my choice albeit reluctant. As I've said an an engineer is being organised so we'll see how that pans out.
Cheers Riley