Smell of gas from boiler?

[blackcloud]

Hi all
We juat moved into a new property and have a baxi duo tech 28 erp and on the odd occasion when the boiler fires up you get a smell of gas for a few seconds then it goes away. It's in the kitchen and the flu goes straight out the wall next to it into the garden so not sure if the smell is going out the flu into the garden and blowing back in through kitchen window or if its coming from the boiler itself and either way if it changes anything?

Any advice appreciated

 

[blup]

What height from ground level is the flue on the outside wall?

 

[blackcloud]

The flue is 95 inches from the ground which I have taken a photo of. You can see how the boiler is right next to the window next to the flue.
Only the odd occasion do we smell gas when boiler fires up. Not sure if the smell os coming out of the flue and back in though the window or straight from boiler?

The flute

 

[muggles]

Probably in through the window, it should be a minimum of 300mm away so doesn't comply with regs as it stands.

 

[blackcloud]

Probably in through the window, it should be a minimum of 300mm away so doesn't comply with regs as it stands.

Thanks for this.
Appreciate it.
Do I have to now make sure it complys with current regs? If I don't whats the consequences?
I just bought the house 3 months ago and didn't know it didn't comply.

So in terms of the very occasional smell of gas when boiler fires up?

 

[Deleted member 267285]

So in terms of the very occasional smell of gas when boiler fires up?

Likely the smell of products of combustion, often mistaken for a smell of gas. It’s classed as not to current standards, so you may be able to get a plume kit fitted if available for that boiler.

 

[gas112]

regardless of how close to the window you should not be smelling gas on ignition .

 

[Deleted member 267285]

regardless of how close to the window you should not be smelling gas on ignition .

Not even POC?

 

[gas112]

Not even POC?

i never mentioned poc i said gas

 

[muggles]

Thanks for this.
Appreciate it.
Do I have to now make sure it complys with current regs? If I don't whats the consequences?
I just bought the house 3 months ago and didn't know it didn't comply.

So in terms of the very occasional smell of gas when boiler fires up?

It's your house and so technically you don't have to do anything. However if you were to report to a Gas Safe Registered engineer visiting your home that you could smell it when your window is open, they would be expected to class it as Immediately Dangerous and disconnect it from the gas supply.

 

[blackcloud]

It's your house and so technically you don't have to do anything. However if you were to report to a Gas Safe Registered engineer visiting your home that you could smell it when your window is open, they would be expected to class it as Immediately Dangerous and disconnect it from the gas supply.

Thanks and then leave me without gas ? And then what would we have to do to get gas back on?

 

[Deleted member 267285]

And then what would we have to do to get gas back on?

Get whatever the cause/fault is rectified

 

[blackcloud]

Get whatever the cause/fault is rectified

Thanks is it a fault though as thought it was normal to on occasion smell a little gas on start up or is it POC I smell?

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Thanks is it a fault though as thought it was normal to on occasion smell a little gas on start up or is it POC I smell?

regardless of how close to the window you should not be smelling gas on ignition .

Probably POC you are smelling, but either way, best get it tested.

 

[muggles]

Thanks and then leave me without gas ? And then what would we have to do to get gas back on?

Well, leave you without a working boiler at any rate. A plume diverter kit should sort the problem