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    Leak sealer and microbore piping

    We HAD some leaking rad valves but they have been sorted now and the pressure is still going down. I haven't touched the pressure vessel but I have no idea what British Gas have done. It is an Ideal boiler - don't remember the model off hand but it is a current one I think - only 5 years old...
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    Leak sealer and microbore piping

    Yes, they have to sort it, but at the end of the day because you get a different engineer each time, they don't always care much about the longer-term implications of what they do. My experience is that if they can do a quick fix they often prefer to do that... My question still stands - are...
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    Leak sealer and microbore piping

    Thanks, but if we don't use leak sealer then how exactly do we track down a leak that could be absolutely anywhere?
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    Leak sealer and microbore piping

    I have a sealed CH system and at the moment it seems to be losing pressure at the rate of about 0.5 bar per week. There are no visible signs of leaks and British Gas, who we have a service contract with, want to put leak sealer in the system to see if it stops the pressure drop. My question...
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    Are small pressure drops normal with a sealed system boiler?

    Hello, My gas CH system pressure - the pressure gauge on the boiler (it's a sealed system) - seems to drop slightly over time - say about one eight of a bar over the course of a month - is that normal or does it suggest there might be a leak? How often should a normal system be topped up...
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