Huge clouds of exhaust from new boiler causing upset in the village!

[WHPES]

When we get past this cold spell you will hardly notice it.

 

[tonytimms]

I had a boiler on full blast earlier, couldnt even see out the window, due to steam, take a look at the back of your car in the morning and you will see steam (are u going to change your car)

No, but I don't live in my car!

 

[Howsie]

Or drive your house to the shops.

 

[Dotty]

At the end of the day Tony you are in a far better position with your condensing boiler emitting a plume than your neighbours who aren't. You will find that you cannot legally replace a band a boiler with a band b in any case!

Give it a year when you find that not only are you being far kinder to the environment than your neighbours but come this time next year you WILL haves halved your fuel bill!

Then you can laugh at them.

 

[peteheat]

My father had a similar reaction from neighbours when we upgraded his heating system, being the first with a properly sized condensing boiler fitted by the "Specialist" was cause for talk.

Today the "Talk" is how does his boiler plume all the time when their new boilers only plume for a short time?

Be proud of a correctly sized and installed heating system that will cost less to use.

 

[dontknowitall]

Hi Tony


I'm going to post a different point of view.

I installed one of these boilers (albeit a larger one) a year or so ago with another OFTEC engineer.

There was a restriction for the flue but we measured properly and accurately and it fitted according to Worcester's guidelines. The plume was quite impressive, the customer commented on it, the weather was ripe for plume clouds, the gas readings were well within the settings required and so on.

The customer was not best pleased and my mate told him this was normal. I was uncomfortable. It was rather more than I'd noticed on most installations.

Fate happened. The boiler locked out 2-3 times over the next week or so. My mate was beginning to worry about Worcester coming out under the warranty scheme and we decided (with the customer and a phone call to Worcester) that we should extend and angle the flue.

The plume (same weather) all but disappeared!

So - longish story - if you do come back, perhaps you can post a piccie or two of the external part of the installation, including a photo well away from the flue to show the surrounding area. The manufacturer's measurements on the limits require adjusting, in my opinion.

(The locking out? Still happened till Worcester came out and changed a small item on the burner. All hunky dory now!)

 

[tonytimms]

Ok it seems I was a bit hasty in my original comments on the size of the exhaust plume from the boiler but it was also the reaction of neighbours and passers by that got me a bit worried. It seems that I am one up on them all and if they do complain again I can try and convert them to the benefits of a condensing boiler and we can all live in a permanent mist. To overcome the problem of people knocking on the door saying my boiler house is on fire I nailed a notice on the door PLEASE NOTE!! THIS BOILER HOUSE IS NOT ON FIRE! the plume of smoke is caused by the latest in thermal technologies and my efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help save the planet!

However the notice is not visible because of the exhaust plume so I have sited it 30 metres down the road and everything is ok now!

Thanks for all your comments and wish you all a Merry Xmas.

Regards

 

[dontknowitall]

...The plume (same weather) all but disappeared!...

Why did I bother?


It's attitudes such as this that's a big reason I don't post here much anymore!

 

[Dannypipe]

Why did I bother?


It's attitudes such as this that's a big reason I don't post here much anymore!

Whats up mate?

 

[Nostrum]

You village people (pun intended) don't half get your knickers in a twist over the slightest change. Heaven forbid if anyone changes the colour of their front door without consent from the village council and all that.

Look at it the other way, if we don't imbrace a little change you'd be living in a constant smog before long, never mind a bit of plume.

 

[dontknowitall]

Whats up mate?

Me trying to help and ...

well ...

maybe I've got pmt ...

 

[lame plumber]

Me trying to help and ...

well ...

maybe I've got pmt ...

:chillpill:

 

[SimonG]

Two pages of stuff on a correctly functioning condensing boiler. I'm with dkia.

 

[Dotty]

Two pages of stuff on a correctly functioning condensing boiler. I'm with dkia.

That wasn't the point DKIA was making, I hadn't considered a problem with the fluing! But then I think that was an isolated incident but still worth considering.

 

[SimonG]

That wasn't the point DKIA was making, I hadn't considered a problem with the fluing! But then I think that was an isolated incident but still worth considering.

I meant the pmt