bran Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 We have a new Baxi FB MK3 boiler oil central heating system. When heating there is a smell of fumes in the house which I initially put down to being 'new'. However I happened to be outside when the boiler fired up and was shocked by the black smoke and strong smell of the exhaust coming from the chimney. We are not familliar with this type of heating but surely this is not right? The weather does not yet justify the boiler being on for more than a few hours at a time and we have set the temp dial on the boiler at 40 degrees which warms the radiators ok. The flue pipe is double skinned s/s.Any advice please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Chris Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Doesn't sound right to me. We had a Baxi installed last year, and you'd never know it was running apart from the noise, and the heat shimmer around the flue outside. A slight diesel smell, close to the flue, that's all. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 hi ok you need to get someone to have a look at it pronto , black smoke means it`s getting too much fuel or there is somthing blocking the air intake for the boiler , please turn it off or you might not wake up one morning Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 Thanks for the replies. We have just had the boiler 'seen to' and all now seems to be well, no smells and no smoke. Unfortunately I ( the lady of the house) was not present and the whole house is now covered in black soot! and flue-pipe has not yet been cleaned, I dread to think what sort of mess I am going to return to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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