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Rain Water Coming Down Chimneys
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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? Cheers Richard |
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message . uk... 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? Cheers Richard A cowling,although I've never heard of rain getting into the chimney in large quantities enough to enter the living room. Most chimneys just have an open chimney pot. This chimney pot or flue liner is finished off with a cement mortar flaunching. Seems possibly that has failed, and the rainwater can ingress between the pot and the chimney brickwork. Get a local roofer to have a look. -- WSB Hampshire Roofing |
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r.rain wrote:
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? If the chimney isn't used, yes. If it is used, have a fire every so often to dry it out. |
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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? -- Andrew Gabriel |
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wrote in message oups.com... 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? Never had water outside the fireplace, the hail stone suggestion is a good suggestion. Ocassionally have had rain running down the flue after heavy rain, fitted a cowl as I only used the stove occasionally and was concerned about damp. There is a selection here. http://www.hotline-chimneys.co.uk/co...aught.htm#1898 Chose the Euro Cowl mini which I think looks OK. Jim A |
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writes wrote in message roups.com... 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? Never had water outside the fireplace, the hail stone suggestion is a good suggestion. Ocassionally have had rain running down the flue after heavy rain, fitted a cowl as I only used the stove occasionally and was concerned about damp. There is a selection here. http://www.hotline-chimneys.co.uk/co...aught.htm#1898 Chose the Euro Cowl mini which I think looks OK. I'd agree that it's not usually a problem but if you're a happy roof walker then a cheap cap will help, here's another example: http://www.flues.co.uk/acatalog/Flue...Cowls_212.html or he https://vault1.secured-url.com/chimn..._Brewer_Birdgu ards_130.html or (cheapest) he https://vault1.secured-url.com/chimn...irdguards.html -- fred Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla |
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David Hansen wrote:
You can fit various designs of cowl to prevent this happening. None of them look attractive in my view. pmsl, its a cowl sir not a femal model. -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
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? Cheers Richard A cowling,although I've never heard of rain getting into the chimney in large quantities enough to enter the living room. Oh, I have. If it rains a LOT you can get a bit dribbling into the fireplace |
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Great, I reckon Andrews theory is a good one, the water was in real
small puddles just like a hail stone had melted, rather than splashes. A few spots even made it out of the fireplace about 9 ft!!!! I'll look into the cowl. Cheers all Richard |
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wrote in message oups.com... I'll look into the cowl. You'll need a long ladder ;-) John |
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West Stand Bowler wrote: Get a local roofer to have a look. This is a DIY group -- WSB Hampshire Roofing Ahhh MBQ |
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