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    Help needed on water ingress in boiler flue

    Thanks for take the time to respond Oilman. Appreciate your time. The net recorded in December at last service was 94.9. I notice a marked reduction in flue gas temp over last 3 years coming down from 185 deg to 110 deg but not sure that's relevant. Efficiencies broadly similar. I imagine...
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    Help needed on water ingress in boiler flue

    The boiler is sound, this was first thing we ruled out. The water comes out from the soot box which is behind the boiler unit. There are no water pipes in, or near the chimney. There may be a small hole in the liner pipe caused when we cleaned it which could permit water exiting down the inside...
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    Help needed on water ingress in boiler flue

    Thanks for taking the time to respond. Your response throws up another two questions: 1. Why has this only become an issue in the last 15 months? 2. If a condensation trap were fitted would you expect to collect up to a litre of water a day from it?
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    Help needed on water ingress in boiler flue

    This is a bit of a saga which I hope someone may be able to shed some light on and perhaps suggest a new approach. Firstly make and model: Camray 5 installed in 1999. Regularly service and currently running perfectly at about 90% efficiency. Have all the servicing and repair invoices and...
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