warmflow combi leaking

[Unregistered]

I have a warm flow combined boiler and the pipe labeled domestic cold water is leaking where it goes into a metal square box. It also has a junction on it that goes to a silver connection that the hot water goes to and the other side runs into square box as well. There is water coming out at a steady/fast rate, tried turning cold water off on pipe going to boiler but makes no difference. Would it help if I turned boiler off at wall?

 

[SimonG]

Nope, turning it off at wall wont help. Post a picture of leak.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

call a gas safe/oftec engineer out because i think your on about the heat exchanger

 

[SimonG]

Its an oil combi Shaun

 

[SimonG]

If its what I think, and I can see a photo then its an easy fix.

Turn main stop tap off for now.

 

[Unregistered]

Just trying to post pic

 

[Unregistered]

Won't let me post attachment

 

[SimonG]

call a gas safe/oftec engineer out because i think your on about the heat exchanger

Sorry Shaun, didnt read the oftec bit

 

[SimonG]

Won't let me post attachment

Probably because you are not registered.

 

[cathie]

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Sorry Shaun, didnt read the oftec bit

np

 

[cathie]

Its covered in plumbers mait in the vain hope it would stop it! But hasnt. Any advice?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

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looks like someone has tried a repair before and get an engineer out easier in the long run prob either a washer has gone or the heat exchanger, depends where its leaking from

 

[SimonG]

Who's been playing with the plasticine?

Needs stripping out, cleaning up and reassembling with paste and new washers. Personally, if I was called out to this it would be a double charge for somebody playing.

 

[cathie]

Yeah me! I've used to tubes of plumbers mait! Had to empty 2litre jug 7 times today and my floor tiles are cracking because its been leaking so much.

 

[SimonG]

Clean it all off and call a competent engineer out. In the mean time turn the mains stop tap off and turn it back on when you need water.

If your tiles are lifting because of water, then they havent been fitted correctly.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yeah me! I've used to tubes of plumbers mait! Had to empty 2litre jug 7 times today and my floor tiles are cracking because its been leaking so much.

turn the mains water off to it then and open a hot tap and after a few secs the hot tap should stop, and water doesn't crack floor tiles, they would only crack if the water froze and expanded

 

[SimonG]

Having another look at the picture, it looks like Morph is hugging the pipe

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Having another look at the picture, it looks like Morph is hugging the pipe

thats what i though good old classic tv progs

 

[cathie]

Thanks got bloke coming tomorrow, will turn water off now. Think the water has got underneath tiles and swollen floor so when people walk on tiles they've cracked.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Thanks got bloke coming tomorrow, will turn water off now. Think the water has got underneath tiles and swollen floor so when people walk on tiles they've cracked.

well sorry to say they would of come up anyway if they were that loose

 

[SimonG]

Priorities. Leak first, tiles later

Scrape off that muck though before they get there.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Priorities. Leak first, tiles later

Scrape off that muck though before they get there.

new form of pipe lagging in the future