flue problem

Our pellet burner flue is collecting water in the cap on the bottom and requires emptying each day, I have been told this is condensation due to our location.

I am not convinced since the house next door but one doesnt have the same problem.

Any recommendations? or suggestions?

Yes, do away with the pellet burner & get a log burner,simples

Condensation try a dehumidifier.

we have at least a pint of water in our dehumidifier each morning so it goes somewhere.

the flue is outside, not an inside humidity problem.

Log burner? thanks for the helpful reply!

Have you the same heat input
Output burners flue gases condensate below 125 f from what I remember is your house colder ,flue in a colder zone air leak into flue or simply a bad fitting flue ? Joint ?

The cap on the flue isnt very tight, there is a jubilee clip which can be tightened. Do you think this could be the issue?

Drill a hole in cap and it will drain out

Gasgit wrote:Have you the same heat input
Output burners flue gases condensate below 125 f from what I remember is your house colder ,flue in a colder zone air leak into flue or simply a bad fitting flue ? Joint ?

The flue is outside the house, is it safe to drill a drain hole in the flue cap?

Thank you

Hi Ian,

Do you have the black, single-skin flue outside, or the chrome, insulated flue?

We had our pellet burner fitted last year - Ambience would have fitted it with the single-skin, but we opted for Budget Burners, as they fit the better quality flue. There's still a drainage cap at the bottom, but when I unscrewed it to check, there was no water.

By the way, don't swap it for a log burner - they're filthy things and take much longer to clean and get going than a pellet burner