Is there any logic to which fireplace connects to which chimney? I live in a 6 storey house from about 1860 (which I don't consider very, very old...). On the gable wall, there are two stacks with 6 chimneys each. I think the arrangement is
_|1:3:5:6:4:2|_/\_|2:4:6:5:3:1|_
where 1 is the basement and 6 the top floor. Is this the "normal" arrangement?
regards, Andrew
Do you have a working fireplace connected to the chimney? Otherwise, if not capped off, you might try a fog machine. Or a hoover-bag full of dust, and the hoover on 'blow'. If you can get to the top, then a radio placed in the fireplace will be audible through one.
All sorts of arrangements are possible. You'll need to test to see what is actually used.
Christian.
In article , Andrew writes
Err, light a fire and observe the smoke?.
well, eleven fires one after the other?
Half the chimney pots could be ventilators, each one matching a live pot and providing incoming air near each fire. Apparently often papered over 'to stop draughts' in old houses.
Reminds me of an old "Broons"[1] cartoon ... The chimney sweeps were round and the twins were asking Pa how the identified the right chimney... Pa Broon demonstrated by kneeling down in-front if his fireplace and shouts up "Helllllloooooooo"... And 5 seconds later gets covered in soot!
Gordon
[1] The Broons are a large Scottish family living in a Tenement area of Glasgow - in comic book format, at any rate. Published every week in the Sunday Post... Maybe still is, I don't know. Not lived in Gods country or bought a copy of the Sunday Post for many years now, alas...
The breasts must be huge. ;-)
A little over 450 million, I believe.
You've always wanted to say that publicly haven't you?
;-)
Christian.
About the only thing I would be sure is that that the higher floors will be in the centre of each group. By carefully measuring the chimney breasts and the position of the builders openings you might be able to deduce weather left or right has the more chimneys passing through on each floor.
Lighting a/some smoke pellet(s) would be the certain way easier than a fire in each place.
In message , OldScrawn writes
smoke pellets
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