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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" writes:
wrote:
Hello All

Weird thing happened today, I came back from work and found globs of
rainwater in my dining room and in my lounge on the floors. This is
the first time I have ever experienced this in 2 years and it looks as
though water had been coming down the chimney after a heavy downpour
this afternoon. Should this happen, should there be something ontop of
the chimney to stop water ingress?

A cowling,although I've never heard of rain getting into the chimney in
large quantities enough to enter the living room.

Perhaps large hailstones came down, and bounced out of the
fireplace before melting?

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Andrew Gabriel