I had a Combi boiler installed 3 months ago and from the day of installation have had problems with the existing CH pipes leaking uder the higher pressure of the Combi.
No new pipes were fitted, the leaking pipes were exisiting ones and are fitted underfloor and have apparently corroded with lime. The previous boiler/heating system was a low pressure system, and there were no known leakage problems prior to the new boiler being installed.
The bolier now stops operating due to low pressure about twice a day, the installation company have advised that bypassing the undefloor pipework is the only way to fix the problem, but at my cost (which is not cheap)
Could anyone please tell me if:
a) Before installing the boiler a pressure test (which we were told was performed) would have indicated the suitability of the pipes for a combi (given that a pipe immediately leaked when the boiler was put into commisision), and
b) the company that fitted the boiler have any obligation to fix the problem if the combi boiler high pressure system was not suitable.
Thanks.
No new pipes were fitted, the leaking pipes were exisiting ones and are fitted underfloor and have apparently corroded with lime. The previous boiler/heating system was a low pressure system, and there were no known leakage problems prior to the new boiler being installed.
The bolier now stops operating due to low pressure about twice a day, the installation company have advised that bypassing the undefloor pipework is the only way to fix the problem, but at my cost (which is not cheap)
Could anyone please tell me if:
a) Before installing the boiler a pressure test (which we were told was performed) would have indicated the suitability of the pipes for a combi (given that a pipe immediately leaked when the boiler was put into commisision), and
b) the company that fitted the boiler have any obligation to fix the problem if the combi boiler high pressure system was not suitable.
Thanks.