Ideal Logic Combi 35 Leak

[ShaunCorbs]

any home insurance they have if they do gas work is null and void

 

[Adrian S]

Don't take the cover off your boiler as you need to be gas safe registered to do so

Best get a gas safe engy that knows ideals out common fault that needs addressing sooner rather then later

Thank you for all the replies and suggestions. I have not touched anything within the boiler and wouldn't risk impacting my home insurance but wanted to see where the leak was coming from before I spent money on a call out. This is now being monitored.

What signs do I need to look for if the heat exchange has gone on the boiler?

 

[Harvest Fields]

We cannot legally comment as you have taken the case off the boiler. You need to get a Gas Safe Engineer out to look at it properly and for that reason. I am out!!

 

[Darren Jackson]

Can I just add to this as there seems to be a lot of confusion about removing the cover from a boiler. It is not like popping the bonnet of a car to have look, The cover is a very important part of a room sealed appliance and forms an airtight seal. Therefore it is illegal to remove the cover as this is classed as gas related work. The cover has to be reinstated and the engineer that removed it has to then verify its integrity by performing some tests to prove that it is back on properly and not spilling products of combustion into the property, potentially exposing the occupants to dangerous fumes. And without the correct test equipment and knowledge the average homeowner/person cannot determine that it is still airtight once they have put it back on. That is why it is so dangerous and illegal for a non gas safe registered person to remove it. Hope this clears things up a bit.
The best advice as always, is to employ the services of either an independant local GSR or the manufactures GSR engineer to have a look at it for you. Good luck and Kind regards Darren.

 

[Adrian S]

Just an update. Sump was cracked which a gas engineer replaced but when he removed it noticed the heat exchanger was leaking and the water in the siphon trap was a rusty brown colour. Ideal coming round to replace it. All in £289 for parts and labour which is certainly cheaper than getting another gas engineer in to fit it.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

thanks for updating us