Condense melted

[Riley]

Afternoon all

went to do a LL cert today and tenant mentioned a smell of burning plastic before I started. Took cover off and could see that where the condense trap meets the hex pipework the trap has burnt and melted causing a leak. I have ID'd it but LL has asked me to go back to try n fix. Boiler is an Ideal Minimiser 40FF 16 years old, just wondered if anyone had experience of these and what may have caused it. The damage is obvious but not the cause. No obvious cracks or splits or heat damage to the hex or burner.

Any my thoughts appreciated.

Matt

 

[quality]

Ive fitted many minimisers many moons ago but have not seen the issue that you describe before. its possible that it was completely and flue gases have melted it

 

[Riley]

Thanks quality. Did you miss a word out there after completely?

 

[quality]

whoops dry

 

[Riley]

Cheers appreciate it. It looks like a flame has been directed straight at it almost with charred black edges and everything

 

[quality]

Anything is possible as these were some of the first condensing boilers for domestic. At 16 years it aint done to bad

 

[Riley]

Nah that's what I thought, but tenant said she came back from a holiday just before Xmas and it had gushed water everywhere and destroyed the kitchen floor and work top so I wonder what they did to keep it chugging along there???

 

[quality]

Anything is possible

 

[Riley]

True true I'm gonna recommend new anyway as most parts are obsolete.