Or gas heater. For the past few days me and at least three members of my family have felt sick then when we leave the house we feel better. I have got a sore throat, my sister a headache and now a sore throatand my mum and brother have shaky legs. We try to keep the windows open but someone told my parents that the housing assosiation can't afford to replace a lot of peoples boilers and the boilers are dangerous.
So do you think it's the heating?
How doyou deal with this problem?
2006-11-29 00:34:01 · 16 answers · asked by Dreamer 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Call your landlord and tell him there is a problem. Remind him he has a legal responsibility to ensure the heating system is safe.
In the meantime, keep at least one window open, especially in bedrooms. You can get a carbon monoxide monitor from any DIY store.
This is really important!
2006-11-29 00:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't beat hot water heat for comfort, but they're hard to figure out when they go wrong. The cold downstairs radiators mean that no hot water is running through them. Do you have more than one thermostat? If so, the one upstairs could be working and the one down is not. That's the first place to check. Keep your fingers crossed that it's the problem, too. Everything else is a guess - even on a technician's part. Go to your boiler room and carefully, so as not to burn yourself, determine which pipes go to the lower level. They'll be cool. Now trace them back toward the boiler and you'll see little boxes that regulate the water flow into those pipes. Those could be an issue and their replacement is not a DIY. It'll run you a couple of hundred dollars on up to a thousand or more. If that turns out not to fix it, it could be that the pipes have an air bubble in them causing a blockage. This is also a major repair. Be VERY selective in having your system serviced. Inquire as to whether or not an experienced boiler guy can look at it. They don't use this system much any more and the guys who know what they're doing can be hard to find even in a large city. I hope everything comes out well for you.
2016-05-23 01:37:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your housing association is legally obliiged to service or replace your boiler. Do something NOW did you not read about the family on holiday in Corfu where the children died of carbon monoxide poisoning? You can't smell this or see it so it is known as the silent killer. Get a carbon monoxide tester too.
2006-11-29 23:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by garfish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon Monoxide poisoning is lethal.
Best advice: Get out of the house, Call a heating engineer.
Short term: Buy a carbon monoxide detector (bit like a smoke detector) and put it near the boiler. If it is carbon monoxide build up then you really are at serious risk.
2006-11-29 00:41:43 · answer #4 · answered by leedsmikey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boilers don't have filters :P Check to make sure the chimney / flue isn't blocked either. Sometimes birds and rodents like to climb into flue pipes, get stuck, and die. Sometimes they can plug up with soot or ice too. When this happens the flue gas dumps back into the room the boiler is in and eventually makes it's way all over the house.
2006-11-29 08:42:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your boiler is giving off carbon monoxide fumes which can kill you. Don't use the boiler until it has been checked out. Get on to the housing association and tell them it is an emergency.
2006-11-29 11:03:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should not sleep in this house with this appliance running the gas exhaust system is faulty and you are all probably suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. We just had a tragic case of 2 children losing their lives in Greece with, allegedly, the same problem
2006-11-29 02:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by Daddybear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY
The housing association will have an engineer out immediately should you put a call through to them.
Dont delay and ring them today - in the meantime keep lots of fresh air through the property or turn the boiler off.
2006-11-29 00:36:49 · answer #8 · answered by lisaandmax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big red flag for possible carbon monoxide. Shut the heat off. It needs to be inspected by a licensed hvac professional immediately.
2006-11-29 00:43:13 · answer #9 · answered by HJ8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get permission from your manager to have someone check your place for carbon monoxide--there may be high amounts. Raydon COULD BE present, as the effects from it are similar. I would ask about testing for the first...it's important.
2006-11-29 01:04:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋