Problems with smells and question about flushing out radiators

[C Thompson]

Very hard to print ou the ratio readings for the boiler when you’re no longer on site

I would of thought that he'd of already had the copy of it, and they didn't even bother to reply to me about it.

 

[Riley]

They are required to test the safety of the unit so it doesn’t kill you. Please don’t go on the attack with me as I and my colleagues here are happy to help but you’re being very defensive when you’re asked simple questions

 

[Riley]

They don’t need a print necessarily. Depends on company policy. When was your gas safety inspection carried out

 

[Riley]

And I don’t think any of the engineers you’ve had over previously would have been accusing you. We are entering your home once a problem has occurred. We have to ask if anything’s been changed recently to ascertain potential faults. Put yourself in their shoes you do all the necessary tests on the boiler and there is nothing wrong. You have to ask questions

 

[snowhead]

To the O.P,
Buy a Carbon Monoxide detector and put it in the Kitchen where the boiler is.
If it alarms, switch the boiler off.

 

[Chuck]

But anyway, good-bye ...sigh

I will make two 'out of the box' suggestions.

Firstly, can you get a friend or family member to stay the night and see if they can smell the same things you do?

Secondly, you wrote that the smell stops immediately when you switch off the gas supply or change the boiler settings. If this is accurate, it makes a physical cause related to your heating/boiler, less likely because if gas/smoke/vapour has permeated a building it is more likely to take several hours to disperse.

If you are the only person who is experiencing these smells, there are a several medical conditions and also drug side-effects that have the symptoms you are describing. See, for example

Phantom smell - Burning & Smoke - Respiratory Disorders - MedHelp

So, I suggest you see your GP and tell them that you are experiencing smells that no-one else can smell or find a cause for and that you suspect a medical cause.

 

[king of pipes]

There is obviously more to this problem than we can advise you on, but rest assured all the professionals who give their free time just to help you and others certainly do not want cause any upset and bad feeling , we have a duty of care to protect life and property and in so doing we have to sometimes ask some tricky questions , is there a family member you can talk to about this you should not have to llive in a flat that is making you ill . Regards kop

 

[Scott_D]

There are other things that can give gas like smells.
A dry drain
A bit of gone off food behind the washing machine
The inside of the bin
Something the cat carried in

 

[Rob Foster]

I will make two 'out of the box' suggestions.

Firstly, can you get a friend or family member to stay the night and see if they can smell the same things you do?

Secondly, you wrote that the smell stops immediately when you switch off the gas supply or change the boiler settings. If this is accurate, it makes a physical cause related to your heating/boiler, less likely because if gas/smoke/vapour has permeated a building it is more likely to take several hours to disperse.

If you are the only person who is experiencing these smells, there are a several medical conditions and also drug side-effects that have the symptoms you are describing. See, for example

Phantom smell - Burning & Smoke - Respiratory Disorders - MedHelp

So, I suggest you see your GP and tell them that you are experiencing smells that no-one else can smell or find a cause for and that you suspect a medical cause.

Good thinking Chuck, I cannot see a UKPF related problem
Rob Foster aka centralheatking