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Ok my other post regarding a shot Keston 80 has revealed the HE has a hole in it. My dilemma here is should I replace the HE (DIY) or get another new boiler. The engineer today said the HE would be bout £450 and 4 hours labour + flush through. If I get a new one, I will reposition it into the...

Incidentally in response to an earlier post, water is coming out regardless of wheather the boiler is on or off, hence why I suspect a hole in the HE. Ta.

Thanks for this. The water is leaking slowly from within the heat exchanger, then out via the 3/4" outlet pipe. OK assuming the boiler is no longer worth repairing, 6 1/2 years old, but now discontinued, which make should I go for. A straightforward swap for another Keston is obvious, as the...

My Keston 80 boiler (piece of poo) seems to have a small hole in the heat exchanger, as a trickle of water is flowing out via the condensate pipe at the bottom. 2 questions here: would you recommend replacing the heat exchanger (yet to be ascertained as faulty, I looked up the price and it's...