|In article , | "ben doon" writes: |> There's a cold draught coming into the kitchen from |> behind the washing maschine. Looking on the |> outside wall there's an airbrick. I know it's there |> fro a reason, but what are the consequences of |> blocking it off for now until the warmer weather? | |It might kill you, depending on the reason it's there, |which you didn't say. For starters, exactly what gas |appliances have you got in the house, and how near to |that vent are they?
Also how many square inches or square centimetres of ventilation do they require if any, Read the Manual!
Do you have a coal fire in the house! Has one been removed. If the house is old, it maybe was built with coal fires in mind.