Hi all,
First post here. I'm coming looking for some peace of mind from people in the know. At the start of October we had our old Ideal Mexico floor stood boiler, the hot water tank and header tank in the attic taken out and replaced with a new Worcester condenser combi - 25si I believe it is.
Everything seemed to be fine and working well, until a couple of weeks ago we noticed a big wet patch on the carpet - water coming up through the floor and presenting itself via the carpet grippers that had pierced the waterproof membraine that covered the concrete floor below.
Long story short - a frantic search for leaking piping ended last wednesday when I located the source of the leaking pipe - it was a hot water pipe supplying the hot tap in the downstairs loo. The pipe was fairly well hidden and about 2 meters from where the leak originally presented. Anyway, we had the section of pipe replaced on Thursday and began the drying out period.
Saturday afternoon, we noticed the valve at the bottom of our upstairs toilet was leaking - not incredibly fast, but significant enough to collect enough ml in a small bowl overnight before it was fixed yesterday afternoon. The plumber said it was the seal at the bottom of our toilet that seals the 3/8 bottom entry filling valve or something. Anyway, all sealed up and drip free again as of yesterday afternoon.
My question is, do we think the two are both connected? I appreciate the old gravity based system has been replaced with a pressurised system, and that could likely have exposed the weakness in the hot water pipe.
I am now fast developing a paranoia about all the pipework. For the waterworks, it's all exposed and fairly easy to see (now I know where it all is and how it routes in the house. The central heating is a different scenario - most of it is boxed into the skirting board or boxes running to the upstairs. All the walls and floors feel dry and the areas around all of the rads are dry - I've checked all the pipes I can see coming from the rads and they are all fine.
Boiler is not losing pressure, so I assume that indicates no leaks on the CH plumbing.
I guess I'm looking for reassurance that we aren't likely to see leak upon leak upon leak until all existing pipework has been replaced.
We moved into the house 18 months ago and hadn't touched the plumbing until replacing the boiler start of October, so this episode has exposed me to a new fear of plumbing.
We also have something of a condensation problem and every small droplet I fear is the sign of a leak! I plan on lagging the cold water pipes at the weekend as they are plumbed fairly closely to the hot water pipes and reckon that could be contibuting to the build up of condensation.
I'm just a paranoid mess at the moment and it's affecitng how on edge I am at home, with two young kids I just want to get on and not have to worry about possible leaks.
Any knowledge that can be shared around how likely more leaks are to occur would be appreciated.
Thanks to all in advance.
First post here. I'm coming looking for some peace of mind from people in the know. At the start of October we had our old Ideal Mexico floor stood boiler, the hot water tank and header tank in the attic taken out and replaced with a new Worcester condenser combi - 25si I believe it is.
Everything seemed to be fine and working well, until a couple of weeks ago we noticed a big wet patch on the carpet - water coming up through the floor and presenting itself via the carpet grippers that had pierced the waterproof membraine that covered the concrete floor below.
Long story short - a frantic search for leaking piping ended last wednesday when I located the source of the leaking pipe - it was a hot water pipe supplying the hot tap in the downstairs loo. The pipe was fairly well hidden and about 2 meters from where the leak originally presented. Anyway, we had the section of pipe replaced on Thursday and began the drying out period.
Saturday afternoon, we noticed the valve at the bottom of our upstairs toilet was leaking - not incredibly fast, but significant enough to collect enough ml in a small bowl overnight before it was fixed yesterday afternoon. The plumber said it was the seal at the bottom of our toilet that seals the 3/8 bottom entry filling valve or something. Anyway, all sealed up and drip free again as of yesterday afternoon.
My question is, do we think the two are both connected? I appreciate the old gravity based system has been replaced with a pressurised system, and that could likely have exposed the weakness in the hot water pipe.
I am now fast developing a paranoia about all the pipework. For the waterworks, it's all exposed and fairly easy to see (now I know where it all is and how it routes in the house. The central heating is a different scenario - most of it is boxed into the skirting board or boxes running to the upstairs. All the walls and floors feel dry and the areas around all of the rads are dry - I've checked all the pipes I can see coming from the rads and they are all fine.
Boiler is not losing pressure, so I assume that indicates no leaks on the CH plumbing.
I guess I'm looking for reassurance that we aren't likely to see leak upon leak upon leak until all existing pipework has been replaced.
We moved into the house 18 months ago and hadn't touched the plumbing until replacing the boiler start of October, so this episode has exposed me to a new fear of plumbing.
We also have something of a condensation problem and every small droplet I fear is the sign of a leak! I plan on lagging the cold water pipes at the weekend as they are plumbed fairly closely to the hot water pipes and reckon that could be contibuting to the build up of condensation.
I'm just a paranoid mess at the moment and it's affecitng how on edge I am at home, with two young kids I just want to get on and not have to worry about possible leaks.
Any knowledge that can be shared around how likely more leaks are to occur would be appreciated.
Thanks to all in advance.