Mansfield
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 10:37 AM |
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One for the plumbers amongst you.
Can anyone help me?
I am planning to seal the bottom of my garage door with a 7' long brush strip as I am sick of the frogs and spiders in my space.
Our boiler is situated on the garage wall, venting to the outside.
Where is it getting its air from to burn its gas? If I seal the only significant gap for air to rush through, am I heading for trouble?
The house is three years old, as is the boiler.
Thanks, David.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 10:50 AM |
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It should be a room sealed unit
clue does it have a balanced flue?
a thick pipe and a smaller one inside that carrys the hot flue gas
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mookaloid
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 10:50 AM |
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I am fairly sure the boiler should be using a balanced flue or similar which is is actually 2 tubes one for inlet and one for exhaust. it should not
be taking air from inside the garage so you should be ok.
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stu da rude
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 10:52 AM |
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ditto what everyone else says, most modern combination boilers use a twin wall flue, whereby the exhaust usually is a 2" piece of pipe inside a
4" tube that acts as the inlet, meaning it always draws air from outside, and vents that way too.
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Mansfield
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 10:54 AM |
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I'll just go and have a look at that.
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Mansfield
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 11:01 AM |
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Yep. Its a balanced flue, I didn't know what one of those was until 5 mins ago.
Thank you all very much.
I love this website.
David.
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stevec
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 12:32 PM |
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Why do the French want to get under your garage door? 
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Mansfield
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 01:21 PM |
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I have got a bag of onions in there.
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Ferg
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 06:40 PM |
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It's illegal to fit a NON room-sealed boiler in a garage.
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JoelP
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 07:00 PM |
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plus i doubt youd get the garage airtight! Would be a damn fine piece of construction if you did! 
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Mansfield
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 07:39 PM |
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Spider tight is all I require. I know I am fighting a losing battle, but if I can keep the size down it will do.
I know there has to be spiders, I just wish they didn't have to be so fcuking big.
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JoelP
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 07:53 PM |
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surely frogs eat spiders anyway?! And the spiders eat flys. So i reckon, add a tabby and a rottweiler and you'll have a tidy and safe garage!
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suparuss
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| posted on 19/2/06 at 08:10 PM |
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and be carefull cos most of the bad stories you hear about people messing about with cars in the garage start with "there was a strong smell of
fuel in the garage when i heard boiler fire up..." 
Russ.
[Edited on 19/2/06 by suparuss]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 27/2/06 at 09:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ferg
It's illegal to fit a NON room-sealed boiler in a garage.
Still never stopped them installing them as the post above says there was a strong smell..................
My sister in law had a non room sealed one in the bedroom of her new flat........till I called corgi out.......
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greglogan
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| posted on 27/2/06 at 11:43 PM |
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quote:
plus i doubt youd get the garage airtight! Would be a damn fine piece of construction if you did!
True, but it would be fun watching you trying to close the door after you!
Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
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NigeEss
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| posted on 28/2/06 at 06:21 PM |
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I don't have a spider problem, just a howling gale under the door, so where do you get 7" brush strip from as I need some.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 1/3/06 at 03:57 PM |
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Not brush strip per se, but try calling Gap Stop on; 01270-214311.
£12.90 for 2.5M length and will seal a gap up to 25mm or so the ad in PPC says.
Hope this helps as Rotties can be a bit iffy after the cat has gone.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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