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    LEAK CAST IRON BOILER /TAKE ELEMENTS DOWN AND RESEAL ?

    he wouldn't want to pay a grand plus for something that may not work and no guarantees. Frightening indeed ,but also puzzling :it looks like a 4 to 5 hour job ,max ,with only o rings to replace How much do you guys charge per hour then ? Peter
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    LEAK CAST IRON BOILER /TAKE ELEMENTS DOWN AND RESEAL ?

    well done Doitall ! When you have the boiler,facing you,the leak is between the 1st and the second element from the left -bottom part Pierre
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    LEAK CAST IRON BOILER /TAKE ELEMENTS DOWN AND RESEAL ?

    many thnaks ,WDIK and Simond I understand where you come from and think your point of view is the reasonable one from a financial point of view Having said that ,what would you do if you were trying to do your best to make it work a few more years ? Peter
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    LEAK CAST IRON BOILER /TAKE ELEMENTS DOWN AND RESEAL ?

    not taking sideok ,I am - I must say I have a lot of sympathy for what Softus is saying .and I even go as far as believe he is right !!! Now ,back to my boiler : i must say I would like to do everything I can to repair it .It has worked for many years and is still working despite this small...
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    LEAK CAST IRON BOILER /TAKE ELEMENTS DOWN AND RESEAL ?

    thanks for your response Do you know if a special sealing paste has to ne applied between the cast iron elements ? (nb :there does not seem to be a gasket) Peter
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    LEAK CAST IRON BOILER /TAKE ELEMENTS DOWN AND RESEAL ?

    Hi I have a Potterton King fisher boiler (CF100) The boiler itself is made of 5 cast iron elements held together by long bolts As always on such a system leaks develop between the cast iron elements At the same time ,the boiler is often noisy ,particularly from cold ,so I suspect there may...
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