"YAPH" wrote in message
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On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:00:15 +0000, Endulini wrote:

Hi All,

I have a vent in my front room that at the moment is letting in a huge
draught. Unsurprisingly I would like to block it up however I suspect it
may
have been installed because of the gasfire that is located near it. I
recall many instances where I have seen rooms with gasfires and no vents
so
am I going to make a big safety no-no by blocking it up?

Almost certainly a no-no: http://yaph.co.uk/DIY_gas/

My guess is it's a back boiler. Have you got central heating? Where's
the boiler (not the hot water cylinder)?

I suggest you put up with it for now and get it replaced with a
post-Jurassic appliance as soon as you can.


--
John Stumbles -- http://yaph.co.uk

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crapping on everything, and then leaving.

Cheers Guys, I thought as much. The fire is relatively modern (I'd say circa
1990s) and the central heating boiler is in the kitchen so I'm pretty sure
there's no back-boiler. I have a feeling that the chimney flue is open but
haven't had that confirmed......