wot's the secret ?

griff · Subject: Re: wot's the secret ? Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:16 pm

nomates wrote:

you should do a smoke test to see if the chimney is A in tact and B pulls well

your old boiler would of had a liner taking the fumes away (the metal tube thing the bloke went on the roof for)

because it was lined it would not show any defect in the cement joints ,now the liner is gone ,the chimney can be proved to be safe by smoke bombing it (ask wurz,he likes smoke bombs)

as scoops states you should also get it swept (not expensive ,but getting harder to find somone to do this)

it is acceptable for a chimney to 'spill' fumes before its warmed a little ....so be careful what you use to start it ,as you could fill the room with smoke ...

so get it swept and smoke bombed Smile

....also check the guy that removed the liner put a chimney pot on !!......if you have no suitable terminal such as a pot on the chimney, the weather WILL damage the top course of bricks and cause serious damage to the property and anyone below ....

hope this helps

what he said,

do you have a fire opening and basket with a fret or a big square hole where the boiler use to be ?
if you get some one to look at it they should be HETAS registered
speak to delboy (martin) on here he fits log burners, if he doesn't do open fires he's sure to know someone that does.

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Hippie Daisie · Subject: Re: wot's the secret ? Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:39 pm

I'm a bit slow to reply on that one, too many glasses of vino me think drunken

I can confirm, kirsty did ring me Very Happy

Thanks hun xxx

Nomates/Griff
The next door neighboor and his son did the work, they do DIY thing for a living and next door neighboor always give me a good quote for the work he does Wink

They did put the pot thing on the top.

They did remove the old boiler and thingy from the cheminey. The hole in the wall was a bit of a mess so we had to fill up the holes with bricks.
I since have an open fire, gota a fire basket and started burning my old tree last week.

When they did the test with the match, it only draw in the middle not on the side, dunno why Question

Lounge is warm just a bit smoky lol!

Mr Scoops · Subject: Re: wot's the secret ? Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:00 am

Anything done to your fire now has to be done by a HETAS certified engineer.
(Liek CORGI for your boiler and heating).
If not and there is a problem your house insurance won't cover you.
I had a chap come and line my chimney and fit the log burner, and had to wait ages as he was really busy. I cna get you his number if you like. Ron Vincent from Blackford.

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Gungemyster · Subject: Re: wot's the secret ? Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:41 am

I always have a layer of coal before I start putting logs on, this keeps it going lovely.

But like everyone has said, get it checked out first. I also need ,my chimney swept, but I missing the appointment I made for the guiy and now he doesnt seem to want to do it!! opps

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nomates · Subject: Re: wot's the secret ? Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:27 pm

By the way CORGI doesn't exist anymore ......they re-named themselves ... The gas safety register

crap I know .....but we are all on there website ....photo's an all ...so you can see who's registered and who isn't

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