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Hi, this may sound completely stupid but I'm going crazy.
We had a new boiler fitted yesterday, just went into the kitchen and there was a lot of water underneath it. I looked up and it was dripping a little bit, it seemed to be coming from some sort of cap, so I reached up and tightened it with a tea towel around my hand.
But I didn't think to turn it off first, and now I'm paranoid that I've had my head underneath a boiler for about 10 minutes and I've inhaled something.
I can't smell anything? But now my heart's racing and I think there's a strange taste in my mouth, but I don't know if this is just the anxiety?
I know you shouldn't go near boilers and now I'm just freaking out and scared to go to sleep :weep:
You only get poisoned by faulty boilers, from carbon monoxide - not from a new, correctly-fitted one.
Sticking your head under it isn't going to do you any harm.
I'm paranoid about carbon monoxide poisoning also, if it was dripping it might not be fitted correctly? We don't have an alarm or anything (I know we should) I don't know what to do!
Was it fitted by a Corgi registered fitter?
The water drop could just be a minor adjustment thing.
If it was leaking carbon monoxide since yesterday,you'd have a bad headache at the very least.
Don't do anything. If you're really worried, leave your bedroom windows open for ventilation, BUT I really don't think you have anything to worry about.
It's old, faulty boilers that can give off carbon monoxide, and it's not something you read about every day.
MyNameIsTerry
20-11-14, 09:01
Contact who fitted the boiler and ask them about it. It could be that they have not connected it properly.
Is it a gas or electric boiler? Its worth asking about to ensure safety.
You won't have inhaled anything, on a new gas boiler you would be smelling the gas anyway.
Hi, this may sound completely stupid but I'm going crazy.
We had a new boiler fitted yesterday, just went into the kitchen and there was a lot of water underneath it. I looked up and it was dripping a little bit, it seemed to be coming from some sort of cap, so I reached up and tightened it with a tea towel around my hand.
But I didn't think to turn it off first, and now I'm paranoid that I've had my head underneath a boiler for about 10 minutes and I've inhaled something.
I can't smell anything? But now my heart's racing and I think there's a strange taste in my mouth, but I don't know if this is just the anxiety?
I know you shouldn't go near boilers and now I'm just freaking out and scared to go to sleep :weep:
Carbon Monoxide has chemicals added to it to make it smell obnoxious. If there was carbon monoxide about the place, you would know about it.
Thanks for your help guys, much calmer this morning :) sounds so stupid reading it back now!
It's a gas heater, we rent so the landlord sent someone round to fit it. It's still dripping, but not as much. Going to ring the landlord later on and mention it.
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