Boiler Flue Through Roof

You may need an experienced roofing contractor.

Boiler flue through roof.

You can get plume kits designed to direct the steam up and away from a horizontal flue but not to make a horizontal one into a vertical through a roof. In most cases this is a pipe or a duct which is fitted to the boiler to carry exhaust gases away from your home safely. In this case the flue goes upwards and then out through the roof. A vertical flue looks similar to a very small chimney.

Firstly you ll want to know your chosen engineer is fully competent and experienced at fitting flues through roofs. Can installing a vertical boiler flue cause leaks in your roof. I very much doubt this would meet building regs. If everyone who installed a vertical boiler flue through a roof had to fix leaks right left and centre then no one would install them at all.

Definition of a boiler flue. Flashing kits flashing plates and weather collars in the range can be made of sheet metal plastic or composite materials and. There are maximum lengths the flue can be depending on the boiler. Think of it this way.

However if a vertical flue is badly fitted then yes you could have a leak on your hands.