Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)

Yes seen this sort of thing before. They can also hang from street lamps and
actually damage people or cars underneath when they drop off from a great
height.
Many years ago when we first moved in in the 1950s, we used to get icicles
inside the house where the ceiling curved around at the eaves.
We had a paraffin heater at the time so I'm assuming his is where the
moisture came from.
This cold snap has been strange at least here in that there have been very
few iciccles according to other people. the humidity of the air has been
incredibly low for some reason.
Brian

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Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out that
way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)

Brian Gaff expressed precisely :
This cold snap has been strange at least here in that there have been very
few iciccles according to other people. the humidity of the air has been
incredibly low for some reason.

Hence the sublimation, rather than the more usual and messy - melting
of the snow.

On Sat, 03 Mar 2018 10:01:52 +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

This cold snap has been strange at least here in that there have been
very
few iciccles according to other people. the humidity of the air has been
incredibly low for some reason.

Apparently a rail line in Sussex (at Balcombe) had problems due to an 8ft
icicle in a tunnel.

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On 2018-03-03, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 03 Mar 2018 10:01:52 +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

This cold snap has been strange at least here in that there have been
very
few iciccles according to other people. the humidity of the air has been
incredibly low for some reason.

Apparently a rail line in Sussex (at Balcombe) had problems due to an 8ft
icicle in a tunnel.

http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ip...halt-1-5417520

Couldn't they just push a suitably customised wagon through that lot?
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On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 11:47:39 +0000 (GMT+00:00), Jim K
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http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ip...halt-1-5417520

Couldn't they just push a suitably customised wagon through that lot?

And then find that where the ice was close or had formed around the
components of the overhead power lines attached to the tunnel roof you
have knocked them out of alighment or even dragged them down creating
really long delays while they get repaired.

Not a very practical suggestion.

G.Harman

On Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:44:06 +0000, damduck-egg wrote:

On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 11:47:39 +0000 (GMT+00:00), Jim K
wrote:



http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ip...es-bring-rail-
services-to-a-halt-1-5417520

Couldn't they just push a suitably customised wagon through that lot?

And then find that where the ice was close or had formed around the
components of the overhead power lines attached to the tunnel roof you
have knocked them out of alighment or even dragged them down creating
really long delays while they get repaired.

Not a very practical suggestion.

Not applicable in the case of the Sussex one, though. They also re-grew.

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On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 11:47:39 +0000 (GMT+00:00), Jim K
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http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ip...halt-1-5417520

Couldn't they just push a suitably customised wagon through that lot?

And then find that where the ice was close or had formed around the
components of the overhead power lines attached to the tunnel roof you
have knocked them out of alighment or even dragged them down creating
really long delays while they get repaired.

Not a very practical suggestion.

G.Harman


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On 03/03/2018 14:44, wrote:
And then find that where the ice was close or had formed around the
components of the overhead power lines attached to the tunnel roof you
have knocked them out of alighment or even dragged them down creating
really long delays while they get repaired.

It's southern region. 3rd rail 800v DC,. No overhead 25Kv stuff.

But there are lineside signalling and power cables that might get skewered.

On 03/03/18 11:09, Huge wrote:
On 2018-03-03, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 03 Mar 2018 10:01:52 +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

This cold snap has been strange at least here in that there have been
very
few iciccles according to other people. the humidity of the air has been
incredibly low for some reason.

Apparently a rail line in Sussex (at Balcombe) had problems due to an 8ft
icicle in a tunnel.

http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ip...halt-1-5417520

What is that strange picture artefact just left of centre and dead
straight from the curve of the tunnel above the wall to the nearside
line? On checking again, there seem to be another two further away - one
just below dead centre, and the other a bit longer to the right of it.

If there were only two, I'd put it down to some weird lens reflection,
but the third one kills even that unlikely suggestion.

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On 03/03/2018 12:58, Jeff Layman wrote:

What is that strange picture artefact just left of centre and dead
straight from the curve of the tunnel above the wall to the nearside
line? On checking again, there seem to be another two further away - one
just below dead centre, and the other a bit longer to the right of it.

If there were only two, I'd put it down to some weird lens reflection,
but the third one kills even that unlikely suggestion.


Its just falling snow leaving trails due to a fairly long exposure.

GB wrote:
Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)


My sisters new boiler flue was like this. Its a cock-up. You should get
whoever fitted it back to do it properly (if possible).

Tim

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Tim+ wrote:

GB wrote:
Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)


My sister's new boiler flue was like this. It's a cock-up. You should get
whoever fitted it back to do it properly (if possible).

Tim

Before condensing boilers, wasn't that the right way to do it?

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On 03/03/2018 10:38, Roger Hayter wrote:
Tim+ wrote:

GB wrote:
Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)


My sister's new boiler flue was like this. It's a cock-up. You should get
whoever fitted it back to do it properly (if possible).

Tim

Before condensing boilers, wasn't that the right way to do it?

Generally yup.

Many condensors have the internal flue pipe set in the outer sleeve at
an upward pointing angle - so that even if the flue is bored through the
wall horizontally there is still an internal slope. Alas that will only
correct for a certain amount of downward angle in the hole.


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On 03/03/2018 12:06, John Rumm wrote:
On 03/03/2018 10:38, Roger Hayter wrote:
Tim+ wrote:

GB wrote:
Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)


My sister's new boiler flue was like this. It's a cock-up. You should
get
whoever fitted it back to do it properly (if possible).

Tim

Before condensing boilers, wasn't that the right way to do it?

Generally yup.

Many condensors have the internal flue pipe set in the outer sleeve at
an upward pointing angle - so that even if the flue is bored through the
wall horizontally* there is still an internal slope. Alas that will only
correct for a certain amount of downward angle in the hole.



What the problem with having the drip going outwards?

GB wrote:

On 03/03/2018 12:06, John Rumm wrote:
On 03/03/2018 10:38, Roger Hayter wrote:
Tim+ wrote:

GB wrote:
Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)


My sister's new boiler flue was like this. It's a cock-up. You should
get
whoever fitted it back to do it properly (if possible).

Tim

Before condensing boilers, wasn't that the right way to do it?

Generally yup.

Many condensors have the internal flue pipe set in the outer sleeve at
an upward pointing angle - so that even if the flue is bored through the
wall horizontally there is still an internal slope. Alas that will only
correct for a certain amount of downward angle in the hole.



What the problem with having the drip going outwards?

In reducing order of importance; makes the fitter look stupid, breach
of building regs, icicles, environmental pollution, damage to concrete,
and possible erosion to the surface of passing small children by the
acid effluent.



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GB Wrote in message:
On 03/03/2018 12:06, John Rumm wrote:
On 03/03/2018 10:38, Roger Hayter wrote:
Tim+ wrote:

GB wrote:
Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)


My sister's new boiler flue was like this. It's a cock-up. You should
get
whoever fitted it back to do it properly (if possible).

Tim

Before condensing boilers, wasn't that the right way to do it?

Generally yup.

Many condensors have the internal flue pipe set in the outer sleeve at
an upward pointing angle - so that even if the flue is bored through the
wall horizontally there is still an internal slope. Alas that will only
correct for a certain amount of downward angle in the hole.



What the problem with having the drip going outwards?




See your OP :-)
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On 03/03/2018 09:22, GB wrote:
Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2



(For Brian, it's a massive icicle hanging from our bin which is right
under the flue.)

I think a dripping tap caused this one (for Brian more ice)

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...pingtapice.jpg

Probably the drips blocked the fall pipe and then the rest is history
after the sink was used.

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In article ,
GB writes:
Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out
that way. This is the result:

http://tinypic.com/m/k2k6k6/2

I recall a post here when domestic condensing boilers first appeared,
where the condensate pipe dripped onto a conservatory roof.
The roof didn't survive the 4' icicle which broke away and smashed
through it.

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