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Neighbours log burner

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 7:50pm
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Lorraine21

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Good Evening. 

We live on a urbanisation of quad houses. We have a pellet burner and have 2 air vents at the back of the chimney as it cools the fan. The neighbours at the far side had a log burner fitted last year the fumes from there burner are coming into our pantry were the vents are. The neighbour had the company out they put a smoke bomb down (we didnt see it ) and none came into our pantry, I suggested to them to put the fire on with in 25 mins we could smell the fumes. The guy from the company just said block the air vents up and it will  be okay. But we have been told the vents are there for a reason.  Our neighbours are now saying it's a problem with our air vents. 

If anyone could give us advise as we dont want to have this all through the winter. 

Youhoo

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:46am

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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:46am

Does their chimney back onto yours,I’m assuming the air vents are required by regulations are they in wrong place ?, and catching exited fumes,or have they lined the flue from log burner should be required by reg

Lorraine21

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:28pm

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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:28pm

Youhoo wrote on Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:46am:

Does their chimney back onto yours,I’m assuming the air vents are required by regulations are they in wrong place ?, and catching exited fumes,or have they lined the flue from log burner should be required by reg

There chimney doesn't back onto ours. Our Air vents are behind our chimney in our pantry which was checked by someone to make sure they were correct & we have to have the air vent by regulations. There chimney is supposed to be lined to the top but it isn't but the installer is telling the neighbours that its lined right & it's our air vents that are fitted wrong. 

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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:20pm

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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:20pm

Lorraine21 wrote on Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:28pm:

There chimney doesn't back onto ours. Our Air vents are behind our chimney in our pantry which was checked by someone to make sure they were correct & we have to have the air vent by regulations. There chimney is supposed to be lined to the top but it isn't but the installer is telling the ne...

...ighbours that its lined right & it's our air vents that are fitted wrong. 

Hi Lorraine,

        not sure how to resolve the situation with your neighbour but one thing you might want to consider is a carbon monoxide detector. We have a log burner in the UK and have a detector, it has never been triggered but a good safety feature.

  It's unlikely that the fumes from next doors log burner would cause you problems but just in case. 

Rgds,

Aitch. 

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Lorraine21

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:03pm

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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:03pm

aitchc1401 wrote on Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:20pm:

Hi Lorraine,

        not sure how to resolve the situation with your neighbour but one thing you might want to consider is a carbon monoxide detector. We have a log burner in the UK and have a detector, it has never been triggered but a good safety feature.

  It's unlikely that the fumes from next doors log burner would cause you problems but just in case. 

Rgds,

Aitch. 

We have been to the town hall and filled paper work so it gone into the authorities hands now, we have a daughter with aniexity and its getting to much for her as he bedroom is down stairs. 

aitchc1401

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:44am

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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:44am

Lorraine21 wrote on Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:03pm:

We have been to the town hall and filled paper work so it gone into the authorities hands now, we have a daughter with aniexity and its getting to much for her as he bedroom is down stairs. 

Hi, good luck with getting the situation resolved through the authorities,

One other thing you might look at is a air vent that can be closed. I did this to cover our air vents, to keep out drafts on the coldest days in winter. I got  the vents from Leroy Merlin in La Zenia. I fitted a small frame around the existing vents to and screwed the closing vents to that, made it easier to fit. 

Aitch.

Lorraine21

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:01am

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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:01am

aitchc1401 wrote on Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:44am:

Hi, good luck with getting the situation resolved through the authorities,

One other thing you might look at is a air vent that can be closed. I did this to cover our air vents, to keep out drafts on the coldest days in winter. I got  the vents from Leroy Merlin in La Zenia. I fitted a small frame around the existing vents to and screwed the closing vents to that, ...

...made it easier to fit. 

Aitch.

Thanks, we wont give in we have paid alot of money for our pellet burner plus all our neighbours have to do is get the flu done properly by the installers. 

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