On Dec 13, 8:56*am, poachedeggs wrote:
My friend's dad has had a plumber ascertain that he has a carbon
monoxide leak problem with his boiler. *The plumber is someone he's
employed for 20 years and so my friend's dad is loathe to emply
someone else. *The plumber isn't able to sort it out till January the
6th, and who knows hoe long it's been a leak. *My friend has been
feeling giddy on her visits. *It's not council property, but her dad
is in the middle of a depression since his wife's death, and of course
it's not a season to have the windows all open and maybe he's a bit
muddled by the leak.

Should we be concerned? *Should this job be done pretty sharpish? *My
friend isn't keen on visiting too soon because of how she felt on her
last visit. *If it's not too concerning, what things can be done in
the meantime?

I don't know diddly about this kind of thing, but it feels like
something that needs sorting out as a matter of urgency. *The only
time I've ever heard of carbon monoxide is when it's part of the
phrase 'carbon monoxide poisoning'.

Thanks in advance.

What you should do is get 2 good digital Co meters, like Nighthawk
that have a memory function and put one near the heating unit and one
in the living area and monitor them by pressing the "Peak" memory
function. I would not trust any 'Friend" haa ha who let it running,
gee I dont trust anyone anymore, to many liars out there for a buck.
You have no idea of the cause , if in fact it is bad, it could be a
dead bird in the chimney, a loose chimney pipe, or no problem at all,
and you want so spend thousands. Our 25yr old friend is a crook, maybe
your 20yr old one is too. Call another co to diagnose it if in fact
you have a leak. Even if a Co alarm doesnt go off it does not mean
there is not a health issue, thats why you monitor its memory peak,
and reset it. Go to the hardware store and get a few units and see for
yourself.