boiler flue

[tomolou]

my boiler flue is outside my backdoor but is in a stairwell .The fumes come back into the house . The fitter said it was ok. who should I go to for a second oppinion as he was corgi registered . should I report him .Any advice appreciated.

[thelewisgang]

first of all, did you see proof that he was corgi registered? I was duped some years back by someone claiming to be registered but he wasn't & he left me with a potentially lethal appliance. This site should help you http://www.trustcorgi.com/about/aboutcorgi.htm x
& on the left hand side you will see 'find installer' where you can put part of your address to find a local corgi worker. If the person you used is not included on the list thats shown then I would contact this organisation as they take up matters like this. In the meantime, do y

[thelewisgang]

.....sorry, got cut off for some reason with only part of the answer showing! as I was trying to say, do you have a carbon monoxide detector in your house? If not, I would get one. good luck with the corgi link I gave you. regards

[tomolou]

Thanks for your answer ,unfortunately he is corgi registered and also fitted the boiler in the first place ,he is also a friend of my landlord. think I will get a detector tomorrow and let the landlord know.

[sp1214]

I had a relative who had brain damage due to a faulty boiler. I would recommend anyone to have a carbon monoxide detector fitted as standard. Because the fumes are odourless don't we wise after the event!

[gucciman]

if you can definately see or even smell the fumes coming back into the house then this is classified as an immediately dangerous appliance and you should stop using it and call a corgi-registered gas engineer in for a safety check right away.
corgi have the best of intentions with gas safety but its not a guarantee as there can still be incompetent gas engineers out there, we come across appliances all the time that have not been fitted correctly and are potentially dangerous.
some engineers pride themselves on dong a great job and some are just i it for the money i'm afraid.
if your i the south birmingham area, solihull, redditch or bromsgrove give me a shout.