Do I need a flue cap?

[uv]

Just moved house, and the boiler flue is kinda pointing upwards.. does this need a cap to prevent rain ingress?

Ta!

 

[Beerbaron]

Is the flue also venting it far enough away? We had a new boiler installed and the plumber had to fit a telescopic flue kit (i think that is the name) as it didn't meet regulation.

 

[robj20]

Also looks like it's too close to the window.

 

[Maccapacca]

Most certainly need to knock the house down and start again

has it got a gas safety check? It tests the flue.

 

[Beerbaron]

When we moved house the first thing we did was service the boiler. The plumber should be able to answer these questions. Our boiler was "£$%ed, it hadn't been serviced in years, old, cheap, no pressure, leaked, cracked and didn't meet regulation.

 

[thezappa]

Flue looks like it’s an acceptable distance. From memory the distance it can be above an opening is 300mm.

Edit: checked, it is 300:
http://support.ambirad.co.uk/article.aspx?id=10724

 

[Pabl0]

That doesn't look 300.... Still, take the hande off and it becomes a fixed unit so would pass regs.

Is it a combi boiler? boiler flue's should run upwards away from the boiler.