Is my flue dangerous

[con1_uk]

My central heating flue sticks out of my main roof and was fitted to current regs etc.

I have since finished a loft conversion also to current building regulations and every so oftern when I have my non escape window open I get a smell from the Flue.

Is any of the stuff that comes out of this flue dangerous?

Thanks.

 

[gasright]

hi

yes they are dangerous. It can be compared to a car exhaust as they are both expelling products of combustion (one of which is carbon monoxide)

How far away is the flue from your window in mm?

 

[doyle]

how high above the escape window is it, you may need to increase the height to make it go to atmosphere instead.
min distance required is 1500 mm from the top of the window to base of terminal on pitched roof windows and not less than 600mm higher than flat roof if within 1500 from front wall on dorma's

 

[con1_uk]

Hello thanks for your reply.

The flue is near the bottom of the roof and the window is at the top.

I will measure it tonight.

 

[doyle]

then its not to regulation and is unsafe fumes rise as they are hot and lighter than cold air so basically you are filling the room with fumes when window is open

 

[con1_uk]

What is the flue or the window?

 

[doyle]

where in manch are you???

 

[doyle]

the flue

 

[con1_uk]

Sorry just seen your post about the distances.

I will measure tonight.

I am in the Bolton area.

 

[con1_uk]

Its not the escape window I have a window on the back of the house for light. It is a pitched roof the Flue is near the gutter level and the window is at the top of the roof.

 

[Biggles..]

What was fitted first window or flue?

 

[con1_uk]

The flue

 

[doyle]

makes no odds whats fitted first as its allowing poc in, when the window ws fitted it should have been pointed out that it might need to have the flue upgraded altered ect.

it cant be ncs as its reported as allowing fumes in and therefore id.

 

[Biggles..]

The point i was getting at is that at the time the RGI fitted the flue it was to regs, the fitter of the window should have ensured the POC dont enter if he couldnt do it through lack of reg/qual he should have appointed someone that could at his cost.

The original RGI should not be held responsible for the POC now entering.

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[giblets]

Whoever carried out the loft conversion works has compromised the safety of a gas appliance even though he may not have touched the flue and is therefore in breach of the Gas Safety Regulations.

The OP should have been advised that the flue needed to be moved in order to gain the required clearances before the works were carried out.

I'm surprised that Building Control did not pick this up as they are usually quite hot on that sort of thing.