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Wood burner smoke nuisance
mov1976
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Hello
Just installed a fantastic woodburner, and on my test run my neighbours called through to tell me my smoke was going in their windows.
The burner is located in a single story rear extension, about 3.5m from the outside wall of both houses, and is the wind seems to swirl around and hold the smoke in the area, hence it drifts into the windows of our and their houses.
Any similar experiences or potential solutions? My thought is I have to take the flue higher, but this would be a bit ugly 😒
It's only the start up smoke, the unit is Defra approved, and last night I sat beside it in the roof for a while and couldn't really smell anything once it was up to heat.
Just installed a fantastic woodburner, and on my test run my neighbours called through to tell me my smoke was going in their windows.
The burner is located in a single story rear extension, about 3.5m from the outside wall of both houses, and is the wind seems to swirl around and hold the smoke in the area, hence it drifts into the windows of our and their houses.
Any similar experiences or potential solutions? My thought is I have to take the flue higher, but this would be a bit ugly 😒
It's only the start up smoke, the unit is Defra approved, and last night I sat beside it in the roof for a while and couldn't really smell anything once it was up to heat.
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Don't light it again until winter, shouldn't be a problem when the windows are closed, they won't notice. What you don't want to be doing is be bringing it to their attention now.0
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Don't light it again until winter, shouldn't be a problem when the windows are closed, they won't notice. What you don't want to be doing is be bringing it to their attention now.
Don't follow the above advice and pretend it's not an issue its not going to help in the long run. Best off tackling this now to help both parties.
Did you have the stove fitted by a installer or is this a self install?
If it was done by a fitter then call them Back see what they say. The neighbours could get the council involved and you could be forced to remove if it stays a nuisance.
If it was a self install then I would contact the council and the building control people out to inspect it and sign it off.
If it's passed regs you got an argument on your side and a chance. If you have no certificate then your house insurance would be void in case of a fire and the council could come round and condem it if the issue is reported.0 -
See Diagram 17 on page 31 on this document
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADJ_2010.pdf
This document is amongst other things the regulations for the location of flues for combustion appliances."talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish" - Euripides0
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