Neighbours Boiler Flue blowing steam into my house

ic

Looks like its probably shared ownership - the brickwork above has been repointed half way across it.

khublaikhan

They have rights in that they access the house using the alleyway - they are back terraced houses

C_Mababejive

Have a look at page 16 in this pdf manual...
http://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/cache/file/3/installation-and-servicing-instructions-for-greenstar-cdi--part-1-of-2.pdf

This may or may not be the boiler which has been installed but this diagram and its measurements all simply re-iterate BSI 5440 and are to be found in installtion manuals for all similar domestic boilers.

Check the measurements for the flue terminal position and see how it relates to your situation.

The other issue is of course whether there has been an incursion into your propery by the flue.

You would need to go to the land registry website and download the documentation relating to your house. It only costs a few pounds.

See if there has been any kind of incursion into your property line.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Are they allowed to discharge the overflow into a gully?

olias

Cracking bit of pointing they've done around that flue. Looks a quality job!

Olias

ormus

aye i thought too.
im no expert but mine would be ten times better than that.

dannyxx25

they should've put a vertical flue in..... but then the steam would've been there problem. Best thing would be to take plenty of photos of the steam inside and outside of your house and then take them to your council offices.

gas4you

A flue should not discharge over a boundary. Gas regs state 600mm minimum to a facing boundary and building regs state 2.5 M.

As said a vertical flue would have been one option, another would have been a plume management kit, fitted to the flue and then upwards and back over their property.

Contact Gas Safe and ask for a free inspection. They will state exactly what it should have been installed like, in writing

1984ReturnsForReal_2

gas4you wrote: »

A flue should not discharge over a boundary. Gas regs state 600mm minimum to a facing boundary and building regs state 2.5 M.

As said a vertical flue would have been one option, another would have been a plume management kit, fitted to the flue and then upwards and back over their property.

Contact Gas Safe and ask for a free inspection. They will state exactly what it should have been installed like, in writing

Good job....

Thats them f**ked then....

Urmmmmmmm & my next door neighbour...

rockin_plumber

The main thing here is....

The terminal must not cause an obstruction nor the discharge a nuisance.


PLUS........

If a terminal is fitted less than 2 metres above a surface to which people have access, then a guard must be fitted.

Which would make the flue stick out even more and cause more nuisance.

Building Inspector or Gas Safe Register Inspector would be the people to contact, maybe Gas Safe Register inspector best bet.

Gas Safe Register 0800 408 5500