Recent content by Wolfhound

Mmmmm.....OF, the lowest common de-nominator....safest option to assume me thinks, given I don't fancy NOT waking up thanks to CM.... :)

And Carbon Monoxide is not something that one wants around & about now is it!! Ok Plan B it is then...... Thank you for taking yr time out & replying. Regards Wolfhound

Ah.....fecked is abt right then! Bummer.....guess this'll be a case of build a section of the new floor, install electric heater & plumbing then once hot water is proved, remove old LM & flue? Another Q if I may? Why is horizontal no-good on an OF set-up? Just so as I know next time :)...

Ustand 'the fecked' bit...but....'OF boiler connected to a twinwall flue'...I do not have a clue with? Can you suggest a short term fix that'll let me vent it sideways whilst I remove the existing floor its vent goes through, & construct the new floor to house the new electric water heating...

Nixt Thanks, Luckily I'm in France so that's not an issue! Not sure if the age of the thing isn't a bigger stumbling block to be honest? :) I'm sure its original, & the house is 53 yrs old!

Hi Thanks for the swift reply. The flue is made of a lightweight metal of some form, sounds rather 'tinny' & looks 'shiney' as it goes through the attic. It vents vertically straight fm the 'boiler' to the cap on the house roof... What effect would a bend too close to the boiler have...

I've got an old (very old) ELM gas boiler in the house I'm in...sorry I can't see a model no on it save 'LM' on the front....and hey, its working (just), has been for a year or more now. I need to keep it going for a little while longer until I can install an electric water heater system. I...