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1 - I suppose the flue can get very cold 2 - used to be the case until he replaced it with a longer vertical rise, no right angle bend 3 - It is terminated okay I presume, he hasn't actually been to top of chimney to check but seems to think it is otherwise smoke test would fail? 4- I don't...

He has checked the flue runs (replaced one directly from boiler and done a smoke test on the chimney one). Boiler is in a kitchen (with no rads so is quite cold), could the flue directly from the boiler be insulated, if so what with?

["BOB..DOLE"] Well I suppose he has never checked it when it's been so cold i.e. 6.30am when it tries to light (although I am quite sure it has done it when it hasn't been so cold, it just seems more consistent with very cold weather). The reason I think it is spilling is because I can...

Flue directly out of boiler goes up about 75cm, then turns right at about 120 degrees for another 25cm, then it goes outside up a 5 to 6 metre chimney

I have recently moved into a house with a Baxi Boston 2 OF 50. Pilot light kept going out, discovered it was the Thermocouple knocking it out. Had corgi plumber round who did flue test etc. which seemed to be the problem. He replaced Flue and corrected it to what it should be. However when it is...