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Gas Boiler - Rainwater

  • 01-08-2020 9:40am
    #1
    whiteboard
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭


    During heavy rain, my mother's Vokèra boiler leaks water out the bottom. The back of her terraced house is completly exposed to the elements, so I am guessing rainwater might be getting blown into the flue and flowing back down through the boiler. Flue comes straight out the back wall of the house. Concerned this will damage the boiler overtime.

    Dr. Goolge has thrown up the idea of a flue cowl or was looking at this thinking if facing downwards, it might reduce the exposure of the flue opening to the elements
    https://www.nrgstore.ie/product/he-plume-divertor-45-degree/

    Wondering if any of these might solve the issue or if someone might have some ideas on how to stop this happening?


    Cheers
    Whitey


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  • #2
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,839 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    whiteboard wrote: »
    During heavy rain, my mother's Vokèra boiler leaks water out the bottom. The back of her terraced house is completly exposed to the elements, so I am guessing rainwater might be getting blown into the flue and flowing back down through the boiler. Flue comes straight out the back wall of the house. Concerned this will damage the boiler overtime.

    Dr. Goolge has thrown up the idea of a flue cowl or was looking at this thinking if facing downwards, it might reduce the exposure of the flue opening to the elements
    https://www.nrgstore.ie/product/he-plume-divertor-45-degree/

    Wondering if any of these might solve the issue or if someone might have some ideas on how to stop this happening?


    Cheers
    Whitey

    Talk to your Rgi about options. You are not allowed to make any adjustments to the flue


  • #3
    whiteboard
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭whiteboard


    cheers, wasnt going to make changes myself; just wondering on possible options.


  • #4
    DGOBS
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    As Dtp1979 says, better have an RGI out to have a look first.

    The plume defector you added link for will not resolve your issue I'm afraid.


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