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@ hazetimesfive Yes inhibitor was added with the leak sealer @ petertheplumber12: Pipes protected by foam insulating material. Can you elaborate on the rerouting solution.

I have had pressure dropping on my Central heating boiler. The pressure drops by 1 bar in a week. seeking advice on this forum I put some Leak Sealer into the Central heating and it seemed to have resolved the problem. However this time the pressure dropped by 1 bar in 5 weeks instead of 1 week...

the expansion vessel might be fine but is it big enough? Dont Know. How do I determine if it is bug enough what does the pressure gauge read when the system is hot? It rises to between 2.3 and 2.5 what size is the expansion vessel? and have you worked out the volume of water in the central...

Was planning to add Fernox F4 Leak Sealer to see if that makes a difference. I have a Towel Rail. Being a DIY newbie, I have never done this before Can I add the Fernox product into the Towel Rail without draining the system. Have read threads in here where people speak about isolating the...

Hi Dan Unfortunately concrete and tiles on the ground floor. DO any of the leak detection techniques provide a definite. Have heard mixed feedback on the success rate

Expansion vessel pressure checked by a heating engineer and was assured the pressure was OK.

Hi I have a sealed CH System with a Baxi Potterton Boiler and a Megaflo cylinder. Have noticed the pressure on the boiler dropping from 1.5bar to 0 in a week. I have gone through the various threads in this forum. Based on that isolated the boiler and confirmed the issue is not with the...

Tried wrapping several layers of PTFE tape. It slowed the drip but didnt resolve it. Ultimately called in a Plumber who replaced the Valves. Many Thanks for all your responses

I have a Heated Towel Rail in the bathroom. Since yesterday it appears to be leaking at the gland Nut. Followed advice on this forum: Tried initially tightening the Gland Nut. When that did not stop the dribble, removed the gland Nut and wrapped 5 rounds of PTFE tape. It has slowed the...

Many thanks for the responses. Airgap restored and the dripping has stopped. Many Thnks

Hi I am new on this forum so apologies if I dont sound technical. I have a Baxi Potterton Boiler and a Megaflo Cylinder. The Hotwater is regulated by a timer. ABout 5 - 7 mins after the Hotwater switches on I have noticed the overflow Pipe dripping for the period the Hotwater is ON. There...