Cracked Flue

[pauldelahaye]

We have an old Potterton boiler in our house, next year we planned to put a new boiler condensing combi boiler out in the garage so we can install a downstairs loo, today we noticed that the 45 degree elbow coming from the top of the boiler to the vertical flue has broken/cracked?

I'm wondering if their is a temporary repair cement available, so I can patch it up, like I say I planned to get the boiler replaced around May time, did not want to really go through the ordeal of being without a boiler for a couple of days in the depths of winter.

Equally don't want to die of carbon monoxide poisoning, we have a detector, we've checked the battery and it's positioned within a meter of the flue. I have no idea how long it's been cracked, it could have been like this a few months? Is this a DIY repair, or a £50 job for a plumber?

Paul

 

[gavinda]

sorry but from here i can only say turn it off and get the fanheaters out. you need to get a profesional who can test the flue. it may just be a surface crack and needs no work and is just a warning. you may be able to just have the flue repaired as long as its otherwise safe. or you may just have to call it quits and live with fan heaters and immersions for a little while. like you say better cold than very cold.