Boiler fumes

[crazydiamond]

i have no water leaking, i cant check any further

 

[Dotty]

it cant be bad fitting flue, the boiler will not fire up if this was the case.

Yes it could be, and yes it would. You've been given some very good advice by very experienced people who are concerned for the safety and wellbeing of you and your family.

Please stop using the boiler. Ring the gas emergency line, 0800 111 999.

It'll cost you nothing and may save your life.

 

[fuzzy]

lol i only want to know causes of this not that me and my family can die , the boiler even though, manufactured in 2007 looks clean , still had celephane on front cover. the top of the boiler still very very clean. guy advertised it as brand new ??? it had been used at some point in its life, how long for , i dont know.
i did not buy the thing directly through ebay. i made him an offer to take it off and bought that way. so im shagged for comebacks.

All i want to know is what possibe causes , i have had a look at the boiler , there do not seem to be scredriver marks on the inner casing screws. i dont know if it has ever been opened up.
All i want to know is what can cause fumes, it cant be bad fitting flue, the boiler will not fire up if this was the case.

you have no idea what you are doing, please stop and pay an expert to look at it, dont use it until its been checked, youve just got to pay to get it sorted

 

[jtsplumbing]

Well thats it ! bought off ebay, told it was new ! but its been used (5 year old) why did other guy want to sell it ?

AND WHY DOES THIS MAN (MORON) NOT WANT TO CALL EMERGENCY NUMBER ?? HAS HE SOMTHING TO HIDE ? DID HE FIT BOILER HIMSELF ? HAS THE INSTALL BEEN REGISTERED ?

 

[villa_tom]

This is the craziest thread I've ever read.

This guys either a nut job or an Internet troll.

 

[crazydiamond]

you have no idea what you are doing, please stop and pay an expert to look at it, dont use it until its been checked, youve just got to pay to get it sorted

yes i know, i get the hint guys thanks.

 

[Dotty]

Thank you. We aren't yanking your chain. We just don't want you to be a statistic.

 

[tamz]

As said before ring 0800 111 999. It is free and is no trouble to them. They will be there probably before 10 if you ring now and mention a smell. They treat it as an emergency because it may well be.
It may be nothing at all but best to get it checked.

 

[jtsplumbing]

Cant beleive this guy ! all the time he's been on here he could have had is boiler check'd over ! and known that they would wake-up tomorrow !!

 

[crazydiamond]

Cant beleive this guy ! all the time he's been on here he could have had is boiler check'd over ! and known that they would wake-up tomorrow !!

Could be that i am able to turn off the boiler, and shut the gas off at the meter..

 

[Simon F]

I dont know , how long has been in sorry , i did say i have no known history of it.

:whatchutalkingabout

i bought the boiler from ebay, had it fitted but guy would not gaurantee it as its not a new boiler

the boiler manufactured in 2007

i am fully aware of the perils of gas and carbon dioxide. i had an engineer out to check it over last week, and he did not notice anything,

you don't seem to be having much luck with this boiler do you??:disappointed:
http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/c...-potterton-promax-28-he-no-ch.html#post344746

can you not contact the "guy" who fitted it :thinking:,or the "engineer" that checked it last week, surely you now have a working relationship with these engineers, I am sure they will be able to help.

 

[Millsy 82]

lol i only want to know causes of this not that me and my family can die , the boiler even though, manufactured in 2007 looks clean , still had celephane on front cover. the top of the boiler still very very clean. guy advertised it as brand new ??? it had been used at some point in its life, how long for , i dont know.
i did not buy the thing directly through ebay. i made him an offer to take it off and bought that way. so im shagged for comebacks.

All i want to know is what possibe causes , i have had a look at the boiler , there do not seem to be scredriver marks on the inner casing screws. i dont know if it has ever been opened up.
All i want to know is what can cause fumes, it cant be bad fitting flue, the boiler will not fire up if this was the case.

Pay some body some money to rip a second hand boiler off the wall and fit a new boiler in its place.

Ebay is good for some things but boilers you must be completeley stupid why would you risk peoples lives to save a few quid. Who did you get to fit it any decent installer would have used 2 words first starting with F second with O.

YOU ARE MAD TURN THIS BOILER OFF NOW NOBODY HERE WILL TELL YOU IT IS OK TO HAVE FUMES COMING OUT OF A BOILER.

 

[Dotty]

I think we've done this one to death. Can a mod close this thread please, we're border line trolling here.

 

[crazydiamond]

Pay some body some money to rip a second hand boiler off the wall and fit a new boiler in its place.

Ebay is good for some things but boilers you must be completeley stupid why would you risk peoples lives to save a few quid. Who did you get to fit it any decent installer would have used 2 words first starting with F second with O.

YOU ARE MAD TURN THIS BOILER OFF NOW NOBODY HERE WILL TELL YOU IT IS OK TO HAVE FUMES COMING OUT OF A BOILER.

Could it be desperation ????? I HAVE HAD A BRAND NEW BOILER FIITED BEFORE (13 YEARS AGO) AN ARISTON MICROGENIS, THAT HAS NOW FAILED.

　
my wife has terminal cancer, she gets very cold, even on a hot summer`s day, she will get goosebumps. in desperation as opposed to getting the ariston fixed and have my eyes ripped out, i searched ebay for what sounded ok.

Yes in an ideal world i would have fitted a brand new boiler,but unfortanatly, i dont have a money printing machine or money trees in my garden, to fit a brand new replacement.

I CAME HERE ASKING FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES, ON MY OWN INVESTIGATION , I THINK ITS THE GAS VALVE, OBVIOUSLY I HAD MY SUSPICIONS ABOUT WHY SOMEONE WOULD BUY A BOILER, BUT THEN GO TO FIX THEIR OWN , AND SELL ON EBAY.

so please before you judge people , understand that we are human we all make mistakes, and like i said, was desperation.

On the plus side , when i get this fixed, I have a better boiler than the crappy ariston, that kept loosing pressure, had water coming from the blow off pipe, unable to fill the thing as the fill valve knob blew out when i was filling it,had a new diverter valve replaced, in the past , that started to go again.

 

[Dotty]

There's no excuse for illegal work.

There's no excuse for potentially putting your lives in danger.

None at all.

Did you ring the FREE emergency gas line? 0800 111 999?

 

[moony]

Your coming on a site with hundreds of legal gas engineers - asking for advice on gas fumes - we give you advice - and your not taking it.

A wife who is not well? Even more reason to not mess about.

If its smelling - then you need an analyser to check co levels in room. Simple as that. Your not qualified or have the equipment to do so.... If you call the emergency line they are going to check the installation so your knackered either way.

Bite the bullet and be safe.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

the op has had the best advice possible if he decides not to follow it for whatever reason, that's up to him.

this thread is now closed.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

thread re-opened

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

what happened?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

had a pm with further developments. will wait and see if he posts, otherwise i will post outcome.

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

no problem..hope everybody in that property is still ok.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

yes they are afaik

 

[crazydiamond]

Yes i rang the gas network , it was a leak, all sorted now.

 

[heatpumps]

I guess that you have a powerful exhaust fan and the fan is pulling air down your chimney and this is combining with an area of high pressure which is stopping the fumes from the boiler getting away and they are hanging round the roof, can you smell them outside?
Have you noticed that the problem goes away when you have a windy period?
The opposite may be true, you have a strong wind blowing that is causing an area of low pressure downwind of your home and the air is being sucked out of holes and cracks or an open window or door and this is pulling the air down the chimney.