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We have an old Worcester 20/25 oil fired combi. Not sure how old it is but I'd guess about 23/24 years. It started losing pressure, gradually getting worse over a few months, now it won't hold even for an hour or 2. A local plumber came and took it apart, and said that the water jacket was leaking. We filled the system up a bit, and soon after we had a big puddle collecting in the tray below the burner. He also showed us inside the combustion chamber where it was fairly rusty and damp. His opinion was that it's terminal and time for a new boiler. So basically just looking for some more opinions/confirmation that it's not repairable or not worth trying.
It's not a condensing thing and it's right in the middle of the house so replacing it is going to be a fairly big job, condensate pipe run and new flue etc. all quickly adds up.
We have an old Worcester 20/25 oil fired combi. Not sure how old it is but I'd guess about 23/24 years. It started losing pressure, gradually getting worse over a few months, now it won't hold even for an hour or 2. A local plumber came and took it apart, and said that the water jacket was leaking. We filled the system up a bit, and soon after we had a big puddle collecting in the tray below the burner. He also showed us inside the combustion chamber where it was fairly rusty and damp. His opinion was that it's terminal and time for a new boiler. So basically just looking for some more opinions/confirmation that it's not repairable or not worth trying.
It's not a condensing thing and it's right in the middle of the house so replacing it is going to be a fairly big job, condensate pipe run and new flue etc. all quickly adds up.