Neighbours Flue opinion needed

[Riley]

It’s a flue

 

[CHRISX]

It’s a flue

Hello Riley,

From about early 2012 the `Gas Industry` decided to change the term `Flue` to `Chimney`.

I found this out at the time when I was attending a Gas Training & Assessment Centre / College to take the Combustion Analyser ACS.

I cannot remember exactly who / where or why that change was introduced but it was to be incorporated into all Gas Safety publications and Gas ACS Training & Assessment documents.

The Gas Tutors / ACS Invigilators were as irritated about this unnecessary change as were I and the other Gas Engineers who were attending the Training & Assessment Centre.

So We should all have been calling a Flue a `Chimney` for almost the last 7 Years !

Regards,

Chris

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Hello Riley,

From about early 2012 the `Gas Industry` decided to change the term `Flue` to `Chimney` - I found this out at the time when I was attending a Gas Training & Assessment Centre / College to take the Combustion Analyser ACS.

I cannot remember exactly who / where or why that change was introduced but it was to be incorporated into all Gas Safety publications and Gas ACS Training & Assessment documents.

The Gas Tutors / ACS Invigilators were as irritated about this unnecessary change as were I and the other Gas Engineers who were attending the Training & Assessment Centre.

So We should all have been calling a Flue a `Chimney` for almost the last 7 Years !

Regards,

Chris

Eu that’s why

 

[Riley]

My point being it’s 600mm I’m fully aware of the terms and language used. Call it what you like it’s a vertical flue

 

[Abuali]

Hi there,

I'm looking for advise as I'm a little too close to this issue and need an impartial eye.

Last year my neighbours installed a new boiler with a flue that terminates vertically at roof level.

Initially I wasn't to concerned, but when it started to plume I noticed that it was blowing downwards towards my two rear bedroom windows rather than away.

When I spoke to my neighbour about this he said there was nothing that can be done unless he swapped to a horizontal flue and ran a diverter. I wasn't kean on this idea as that would mean the horizontal flue was cross the boundary and effectively be on my property. (he installed the boiler himself as he's a gas safe engineer)

He said he would look at it and get back to me, which he never did.

Now that it's winter again I can see how the gasses are reaching my windows again.

Could someone offer their advice on this installation? I've posted two links below, one leads to a gallery to the flue from one of my second story windows, the other leads to a video of it pluming (not as bad as it can get but was the best I could capture)

Flue1

Plume video

To clarify the extension you can see is my neighbours, the windows and everything to the 'left' of it is mine.

I want to make sure I'm not overreacting (or be told that I am lol) before I go to Gas Safe or the Environmental health about this as im concerned that if my windows are open that exhaust gasses from that flue could enter my property.

I'm sorry if this isn't the right forum to ask for this kinda advise but I thought I'd come direct to people in the know.

Its more of a nuisance than anything else as the distance seems more than the minimum stated in the regs

 

[Riley]

Accidental post

 

[CHRISX]

My point being it’s 600mm I’m fully aware of the terms and language used.

Hello Riley,

Every person reading your comment that I responded to would think that you were contradicting the previous posters description `a new chimney`.

If You knew the `new` / 7 year old terminology you should not be contradicting that by your comment - `its a flue`.

I was not trying to be pedantic to You personally with my message I was just introducing the `new` / 7 year old terminology to the Forum / Members.

Chris

 

[Riley]

Well you are a bit, Search results for: 'Vertical flue' | Trade Only Plumbing & Heating Supplies

The point remains it’s 600mm I’m not trying to be argumentative but it’s somantics

 

[CHRISX]

Well you are a bit, Search results for: 'Vertical flue' | Trade Only Plumbing & Heating Supplies

The point remains it’s 600mm I’m not trying to be argumentative but it’s somantics

Riley,

I have no doubt about your Gas Safety knowledge and your experience in fitting Boiler Flues / `Chimneys`.

I wrote my message just to let Members who might not know about the ridiculous change in terminology from Flue to `Chimney` in early 2012.

Unless I was writing a Contract Specification or taking a Gas ACS Assessment I would still be using the term `Flue` as I have for almost the last 50 Years.

As Member Shaun wrote that change was instigated by more `interference` in UK terminology by the EU.

Chris

 

[Riley]

I’m not having a go fella but I think most people still know it as a vertical flue, and I’m just saying that for the avoidance of doubt, only because there are different clearances and rules etc for a traditional chimney