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Can I cover up vent in wall if gas fire not used?

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.01 PM

We we just moved into a house with a gas fire. Can we cover up the vent in the wall which is causing a massive draft, it is 6"x6". We do not use the gas fire and have recently blocked the chimney with a chimney balloon to help stop the draught from the chimney. If so where could I find such a cover and what would it be called? Many thanks.

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Boiler Homecare

Rating: 5 out of 5

Honiton

As long as the fire is NOW redundant, you can blank the existing ventilation hole, but to be on the safe side get a gas safe engineer to disconnect and make safe the gas supply to fire first! As far as finding a suitable cover for the vent, search online at B&Q or pop into your local builders merchant, they will be able to help you.

Answered23 January 2014