Advice from stove installers please

hermum

An internet friend of mine has just been diagnosed with a blood clot, her husband's being treated for blood clots in both lungs, when she was diagnosed this week, I started worrying about carbon monoxide poisoning, which I mentioned to her.
She had her gas boiler & fire checked yesterday which was ok but she has said that her neighbours installed their own log burner & "the chimney comes straight into our gas air vent at the side of the house." The gas engineer said she needs to speak to the environment agency but she's scared of upsetting the neighbours & doesn't want to tell her husband, as he'll go mad.
Maybe I'm being neurotic about it but it seems very strange that they both have blood clots at the same time for no seemingly apparent reason. I don't know if the hospital or Dr will have checked their blood oxygen levels.
Does anyone know if there could be enough fumes coming in from next doors flue or chimney to be causing a serious level of carbon monoxide

System

It is more likely their lifestyle/genetics is the cause rather than anything else.

Research appears to to to rule out a between long term exposure to CO and blood clots

See http://oem.bmj.com/content/59/10/708.full

hermum

Hi, thank you for your response & the link but that study was 2002 & there's more up to date studies that say it can cause blood clots.
I just don't know if someone's flu or chimney discharging next to their vent could cause a problem with a build up of poisonous fumes.

poppasmurf_bewdley

You can buy a Carbon Monoxide detector for less than £10 to clear up any doubt of a problem:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-DIY-Tools-Household-Carbon-Monoxide-Detectors/zgbs/diy/1939547031

hermum

I have suggested she gets one & that it may be worth calling NHS Direct to see if they should go & have oxygen blood tests done.

System

hermum wrote: »

Hi, thank you for your response & the link but that study was 2002 & there's more up to date studies that say it can cause blood clots.
I just don't know if someone's flu or chimney discharging next to their vent could cause a problem with a build up of poisonous fumes.

Can you point me to them as I seem to be struggling to find them

hermum

Here's 1, I'm cooking dinner at the moment so will find some more after eating
http://bart150-113.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/web/ben/coinjury.htm


YThis one but it is the Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1356290/Carbon-monoxide-The-deadly-gas-kills-minutes-turns-brain-red.html

hermum

The NHS, while not listing blood clots as a complication of it can cause heart attacks, & their link on that page says that heart attacks are usually caused by a blood clot, I may have put 2 & 2 together & come up with 5.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Carbon-monoxide-poisoning/Pages/Complications.aspx

This is air pollution but carbon monoxide is obviously in it

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/03March/Pages/Study-finds-link-between-air-pollution-and-stroke-risk.aspx

She's bought a meter so she'll check it later, typically they've not got it lit at the moment

hermum

Just a quick update for if anyone happens on this post while looking for info.
It did turn out to be carbon monoxide poisoning from the neighbours log burner.
It's now been removed & re-installed by a Hetas engineer.
If in doubt, check it out.