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kevinjones30
Hi there,
I'm looking for some advice. My wife and I have recently moved into a rented house that has an oil boiler system. We've never had oil before; but have noticed that there is a very strong smell of oil emanating from the boiler.
The boiler is located in the kitchen underneath a work surface (imagine like an under-counter fridge), and the smell seems to come from the warm air that rises into the room from the space above the boiler and below the counter. It seems to smell more strongly when it has been firing. There is a ventilation thing directly behind the boiler on the outside wall which does seem to emit hot air when it fires.
Apparently there was quite a large oil leak about December 2009. The landlord did send a technician out a couple of weeks ago; he ruled out any visible leaks from the system, and concluded 'it might just be a smelly boiler'. I wasn't sure what to make of this as he agreed when he entered the property that it shouldn't smell as strongly as it does, and it was only after he couldn't find any leaks that he said this.
I was hoping to get some more advice on what to do as our landlord doesn't seem to be particularly inclined to do much about it; and in addition to being concerned about potential health issues (should we be?) it's making our clothes and furniture smell.
Really appreciate any advice any of you can offer!
Kevin
I'm looking for some advice. My wife and I have recently moved into a rented house that has an oil boiler system. We've never had oil before; but have noticed that there is a very strong smell of oil emanating from the boiler.
The boiler is located in the kitchen underneath a work surface (imagine like an under-counter fridge), and the smell seems to come from the warm air that rises into the room from the space above the boiler and below the counter. It seems to smell more strongly when it has been firing. There is a ventilation thing directly behind the boiler on the outside wall which does seem to emit hot air when it fires.
Apparently there was quite a large oil leak about December 2009. The landlord did send a technician out a couple of weeks ago; he ruled out any visible leaks from the system, and concluded 'it might just be a smelly boiler'. I wasn't sure what to make of this as he agreed when he entered the property that it shouldn't smell as strongly as it does, and it was only after he couldn't find any leaks that he said this.
I was hoping to get some more advice on what to do as our landlord doesn't seem to be particularly inclined to do much about it; and in addition to being concerned about potential health issues (should we be?) it's making our clothes and furniture smell.
Really appreciate any advice any of you can offer!
Kevin