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Question #1745
Is lighting fire in redundant back boiler safe?
I've got an old back boiler solid fuel but it is redundant now for many years but I still light the fire is this safe done it for 7 or more years.
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fenhomes & son property repairs and maintenance
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No the back boiler needs removing and all the chamber and chimney flues need checking for leaks by using a smoke bomb pellet and possibly fitting a new style flue liner down the chimney
27th Jun 2021
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Should have flue checked really and a carbon monoxide detector close by
15th Jul 2021
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