Hi
Moved into a 1930's house. It has a dining room at the front of the house and a lounge next to it -both rooms have a chimney.
We had a real fire fitted this time last year in the front dining room and have used it without problem. It has never been swept.
The other day we had a gas 'real flame effect' fire fitted in the lounge. We had that chimney swept (it had a lot of black soot in it).
Problem : Since having the 'real flame' fire fitted in the lounge, whenever it's on, a draft has developed in the chimney of the real fire in the front dining room to such an extent that it wafts the smoke into the dining room while it gets going, although it lessens as the fire gets going and hot. It didn't used to do that. What's worse is that even when the real fire is not even burning anything (i.e. off) the smell of it's ash and coals is being wafted into the dining room and hallway by a cool breeze blowing down the chimney which I am sure it did not do before.
When both fires are off, there's no apparent smells.
Why is this happening? What should I do?
Thanks a lot
Moved into a 1930's house. It has a dining room at the front of the house and a lounge next to it -both rooms have a chimney.
We had a real fire fitted this time last year in the front dining room and have used it without problem. It has never been swept.
The other day we had a gas 'real flame effect' fire fitted in the lounge. We had that chimney swept (it had a lot of black soot in it).
Problem : Since having the 'real flame' fire fitted in the lounge, whenever it's on, a draft has developed in the chimney of the real fire in the front dining room to such an extent that it wafts the smoke into the dining room while it gets going, although it lessens as the fire gets going and hot. It didn't used to do that. What's worse is that even when the real fire is not even burning anything (i.e. off) the smell of it's ash and coals is being wafted into the dining room and hallway by a cool breeze blowing down the chimney which I am sure it did not do before.
When both fires are off, there's no apparent smells.
Why is this happening? What should I do?
Thanks a lot