can you see the fumes coming out your house?

[Em.ma]

Hi, we have our boiler on and in every house i go to you can see the smoke/fumes leaving the house but in ours you can not and its starting to worry me a bit. :ohmy: x

[mallan82450]

I'm confused . . . What is it that you're worrying about? :)

[Em.ma]

The boiler :) when the boiler is on you can see fumes coming out the house but i can't at ours.

[Alabasterlyn]

I think it can depend on what type of boiler you have. We have one of those newish ones and there always seems to be a cloud of what looks like smoke coming out of the flue on the outside of the house when the boiler is on, although I think it's actually steam rather than fumes. Before the new boiler we never noticed anything. I think the colour of the flames in the boiler can also indicate if it's not right plus you can buy those carbon monoxide detectors if you are worried.

[william wallace]

Em.ma it's not fumes or smoke, it's steam that you're seeing. Some heating systems let off steam, some do not.
Chill:D

[Jack1231]

You haven't said what your worrying about

If it's gas exposure in your house, you'd be able to smell it
If it's a faulty boiler causing loss of energy, you'd notice a change in your bill

If your still worried get it checked out

[theharvestmouse]

Buy a carbon monoxide detector, I think I told you about them before. It will put your mind at rest.

[Alabasterlyn]

Em.ma it's not fumes or smoke, it's steam that you're seeing. Some heating systems let off steam, some do not.
Chill:D

Yeah I think the newer condensing boilers do that, I'm sure that's what we have and as I said before you do get quite a lot of steam from them.

[Em.ma]

Thanks. Well its defintly over 8 years old proberly older than that but we have had it serviced this year x

[fluff]

Hi i have that it just steam dont think about it nothing to worry about:hugs:

[Em.ma]

thanks- i dont have it lol thats what made me worried in the 1st place. i see no steam at all haha

[fluff]

Oh I see maybe cos yours older sure It's fine x