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Smoke from chimney re-entering the house

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  • 22-01-2014 12:46am
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    tampopo
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    Hello there,

    maybe someone can advise me. I live in a 2-up/2-down with a solid fire. Lit it this evening for the first time in a couple of weeks and went upstairs to smell smoke residue in upstairs bedroom.

    Should I be concerned? I swept the chimney in the autumn so I don't know what's wrong or what's causing this.

    Any ideas???

    The fireplace in the bedroom is boarded up and hasn't been used in years (living memory)


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    shane0007
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    Yes, you should certainly be concerned. Sweep the chimney again & see if anything comes down.
    Do a flue flow test with smoke pellets.
    Check the room ventilation to see nothing has changed, such as blocked for draughts, perhaps cavity wall insulation installed & now blocking the vent.


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    tampopo
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    Thanks will sweep it again.

    There's not too much ventilation in that room. It's not used much...hmm...

    Should I sweep from there to the chimney pot too? Wouldn't hurt, I suppose, would it?

    ty


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    December2012
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    Have you got a carbon monoxide alarm?


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    shane0007
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    A clean chimney is a happy chimney :-)


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    scudo2
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    Do not use fire again till its properly inspected by a chimney repair Co. useing a CCTV camera.

    High risk of carbon monoxide anywhere smoke is escaping.


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    tampopo
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    December2012 wrote: »
    Have you got a carbon monoxide alarm?

    No.


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    tampopo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭tampopo


    scudo2 wrote: »
    Do not use fire again till its properly inspected by a chimney repair Co. useing a CCTV camera.

    High risk of carbon monoxide anywhere smoke is escaping.

    Ooops,

    thanks for the advice...


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    December2012
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    tampopo wrote: »
    No.

    Get one, but get your heating, fire and appliances sorted tomorrow. Ventilation tonight and lots of it.


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