Really confused on flue position

[Reece]

It sure where to post this, so please if it’s the wrong place move it to the correct place.

We’ve recently moved into a property and I have a few concerns with the safety of the boiler flue position. It’s been signed off and we’ve got our certificate, yet I’ve been advised from another egineer that it’s not safe, so I’m thoroughly confused!

Have contacted the leggings company and they pretty much said it’s been signed off so it must be safe.

Essentially the window opens into the flue, which isn’t great, as the window has to be open, even a little in the winter for the fire to draw.

Ive attaches some imagines below, one with a rough measurement. I’m just after some advice as to wheater or not it’s something to be concerned about & chase.

 

[Riley]

That asks so many questions: was the window always like that? Had it been replaced for an opening one? How longs the boiler been in? Is there no ventilation for the fire? What sort of fire is it? Do you have a carbon monoxide detector? Sounds like an accident waiting to happen as it stands. What boiler is it?
Get gas safe out for a free assessment.

 

[townfanjon]

Erm ...
Manufacturers instructions say a min of 300 mm from the end of the flue to the window opening which as the crow flies maybe ok , however the fact the window can open against it personally I think is wrong . Others may say different .
One other thing thats noticeable is the flue gaurd is steel and not for a condensing boiler , what is the boiler ?

 

[Riley]

Was gonna say it ain’t a new boiler

 

[Riley]

Pleas don’t ignore the fire questions too as that’s just as likely to do you harm

 

[townfanjon]

Was gonna say it ain’t a new boiler

Erm again , I was a bit bemused ..

 

[Reece]

That asks so many questions: was the window always like that? Had it been replaced for an opening one? How longs the boiler been in? Is there no ventilation for the fire? What sort of fire is it? Do you have a carbon monoxide detector? Sounds like an accident waiting to happen as it stands. What boiler is it?
Get gas safe out for a free assessment.

Thanks for the reply, really appreciate it.

As far as I'm aware the window has always been there, and has always opened that way. The maisonette we live in used to be one house, but we separated into two and the downstairs converted for an older lady.

It's an open fire. From what I can work out, our bedroom used to be the living room, with the bigger of the two fires (which is now been boarded up with an air vent stuck in) and the one in the now living room (where the window opens onto the flue) used to be a dining room.

From what I can work out the boiler is a Potterton profile, though it looks like some ID stickers or what not have been removed.

Does the window when open count as a opposite surface?

 

[Harvest Fields]

Looks like an old Potterton conventional boiler. 15/20 years old. It also looks like a fairly new window 5 /7 years ago. Please let us know what make and model of fire you have as if you have to open the window to use the fire to get it to draw surely that would be classed as immediately dangerous and should have be capped off. Is there a vent to outside in the room the fire is in?

 

[Riley]

I think based on this you need an urgent second opinion. I’d say it’s unsafe, looks like my esteemed colleagues agree

 

[Riley]

If you must use things in the interim for gods sake get a carbon monoxide alarm