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IDEAL LOGIC Heat 30.
Fitted 3 years ago. Has had a tray under it most of its life!
Have it regularily serviced and discussed the dripping with service engineer. Hes suggested siliconeing the joints in the flu manilfold, manifold to trap etc
I have spent several nights with the front cover off watching for drips over the months.
There is a rectangular hatch cover with a square section seal where Ive seen the odd drip. The whole Flu manifold was replaced but no change.
I emptied the siphon trap last night and it didnt drip the whole night. Started to drip again today once the trap was full again.
Condensate drain pipe is inside the building only about 50cm long and is Teed into 40mm washing machine drain so its not freezing and has no restriction etc.
Its as if the warm gas in the flu manifold finds the path of least resistance through one of the many seals around the cheap bits of plastic and cant build up enough force to push water out the condensate trap as it should.
This happens more in cold weather. Will the warm gas in the manifold be under higher pressure on cold days?
PS the condensate trap is chrystal clear Ive rinsed it out.
IDEAL tell me to replace the parts ive replaced.
Why is the condensate trap such a labyrinth?
Fitted 3 years ago. Has had a tray under it most of its life!
Have it regularily serviced and discussed the dripping with service engineer. Hes suggested siliconeing the joints in the flu manilfold, manifold to trap etc
I have spent several nights with the front cover off watching for drips over the months.
There is a rectangular hatch cover with a square section seal where Ive seen the odd drip. The whole Flu manifold was replaced but no change.
I emptied the siphon trap last night and it didnt drip the whole night. Started to drip again today once the trap was full again.
Condensate drain pipe is inside the building only about 50cm long and is Teed into 40mm washing machine drain so its not freezing and has no restriction etc.
Its as if the warm gas in the flu manifold finds the path of least resistance through one of the many seals around the cheap bits of plastic and cant build up enough force to push water out the condensate trap as it should.
This happens more in cold weather. Will the warm gas in the manifold be under higher pressure on cold days?
PS the condensate trap is chrystal clear Ive rinsed it out.
IDEAL tell me to replace the parts ive replaced.
Why is the condensate trap such a labyrinth?
