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[bazza]

hi guys my freinds boiler keeps leakin every few weeks it seems to leak once qite abit then stops 4 a few weeks then it happens again looked inside the boiler and cant find a leak anywhere on the componants and the system pressure stays at 1.3bar so the leak cant be on the system the only thing i was wonderin if if cud be the condensate pipe at fault as it dosent av much of a fall hardley any so is it possible it cud be backing up and spilling over cause i think the leak maybe coming from the plastic tub at the back right hand corner but cant see it 100% so i cud be wrong but is wat im thinking a possability or not and if so will correctin the fall cure the problem cheers bazza ps the boiler is a glowarm 30cdi thanx

[Skids]

Hi bazza

leak or overflow ?

howlong has it been happening?

sounds like overflow

new boiler? ~ if so get the installer back in!! fix the fall

old boiler? component problem?

Regards

Skids

[htg engineer]

Yes increasing the fall of the condnesate discharge piepwork should help - if this is where the leak is from. From what you have said this is what it points to.


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[bazza]

thanx htg engineer great help cheers bazza

[htg engineer]

If it was the overflow (pressure relief discharge) the system pressure would fall - this is not happening.

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[bazza]

cheers guys appreciate it thanx