Hi everyone.
When I looked in the cupboard where our gas combi boiler is installed, I found a wee white plastic cap which had pretty much disintegrated. A search found it was the cap that's meant to seal off the flue test point - from which a nice breeze from outside was ensuing.
As it happened, I had fitted a CO alarm inside that cupboard as I thought that any flue leaks would show up in there first, and it has not gone off, so I guess this test outlet hasn't been allowing too much flue gas out?
Anyhoo, my question is - where can I find a replacement, please? I haven't found one for this specific boiler, but ones for other makes such as Vaillant look similar - are they identical? Oh yes, another Q, please - why does a tiny plastic cap which is clearly made from inadequate carp material cost in excess of £14?!
The boiler is around 14 years old, right enough, but does this suggest that other parts of the flue system are also disintegrating?!
When I looked in the cupboard where our gas combi boiler is installed, I found a wee white plastic cap which had pretty much disintegrated. A search found it was the cap that's meant to seal off the flue test point - from which a nice breeze from outside was ensuing.
As it happened, I had fitted a CO alarm inside that cupboard as I thought that any flue leaks would show up in there first, and it has not gone off, so I guess this test outlet hasn't been allowing too much flue gas out?
Anyhoo, my question is - where can I find a replacement, please? I haven't found one for this specific boiler, but ones for other makes such as Vaillant look similar - are they identical? Oh yes, another Q, please - why does a tiny plastic cap which is clearly made from inadequate carp material cost in excess of £14?!
The boiler is around 14 years old, right enough, but does this suggest that other parts of the flue system are also disintegrating?!
