Recent content by Mysha

Hello, thank you for your comments. I will be taking advice on the health issues/testing etc. In the meantime, rather than duplicating here, I will post on https://community.screwfix.com/threads/replace-or-fix-leaking-boiler-return-pipe.197340/#post-1585984

Hello Thank you all for your advice and support, I appreciate it. The Glowworm engineer came to look at the boiler today, and just as well he did, as the return pipe is the least of our worries. The boiler is leaking carbon monoxide and appears to have been doing so for an extended period...

Thank you cdbe, that could very well be useful! I have enquired of the seller, waiting to see what the bundle actually includes.

Thanks, Hugh. I am lucky enough to have stumbled across a lovely engineer who worked 20 years for Glowworm, and recalls this particular model! I am waiting for him to check his stash of parts, see if we get lucky. I am hoping one way or another he can repair it , at least long enough that if a...

One very helpful stockist said that Glowworm service agents are given a kit for each boiler, and that's my best bet for finding the part, if one has an unused kit lurking somewhere. So, if you are a Glowworm service agent HELP PLEASE!! :D

Thank you both. Does this pic help? You can see where the drip is forming. Dan, are you saying this is fixable without replacing the pipe? It is far clearer in this photo how corroded it is than when I just look at it. I feel even more cross now that it was not picked up earlier.

Good question, Terry. I don't know much about boilers (what the heck is a return pipe haha!), but I do DIY so I know leaks can be fixed by sealants in other contexts. That is why I am wondering if I should get someone else out to look at it and advise? Apart from anything else, this is no the...

Hello A further question : before the BGas engineer poked around, the drip was very slight (around a tablespoon of water in 18 hours. Now it is a much faster drip (a mug full in 12 hours). Can leaky pipes like this be sealed/repaired? Is it worth getting an independent engineer in to have a...

Thank you, I have already phoned them. I Googled and then started phoning round.... Most were helpful and even gave me other numbers to try... Some websites have the part listed, but then on further investigation it turns out they have none left, but the fact that listings are still appearing...

Thank you, I hope so. They have been trying to sell her a new £3000 boiler for the last 3 years.... What I don't understand is how they didn't notice the leak before the additional corrosion it has caused, as well as the water damage and now black mould...

Hello I am looking for a boiler part that is obsolete : Return pipe part no S801048 for a Glow worm energy saving combi GC 2 80 47 047 13, model no 801091. British Gas have said they can’t fix my 80 year old mum’s boiler without it. I’ve discovered the boiler has been dripping for months...