Not sure if this forum is suitable for someone like me; ie someone who knows absolutely zilch about plumbing, but I would really appreciate some help.
Have got an intermittent leak which seems to be coming from the direction of the bathroom/airing cupboard. The leak takes the form of a patch coming through the ceiling below and running down the utility room wall.
What is strange is that it appears to stop once I switch off water and doesn't generally start up again once I switch water on again. However, I was away for a couple of days over the last weekend and it had started again. I asked my local plumber to come in and have a look and his verdict was not very conclusive. He thought it may have been coming from the side of the shower screen (so he put some more sealant on it) but thought it more likely to be coming from the cylinder in the airing cupboard (which is very corroded and old). I gather that it would be quite expensive to replace this and therefore asked if it would solve the problem if I went for a new combi boiler, in view of the great age of the system. He was more than happy to go with this idea but I am just a bit worried that this is not the cause of the problem and that I could end up with a new boiler and still have the leak! I cannot see or feel any wetness in the airing cupboard.
Please could someone offer any suggestions as to what might be causing the problem as I just don't know what to do. (To make things even worse I have now broken my ankle!)
Have got an intermittent leak which seems to be coming from the direction of the bathroom/airing cupboard. The leak takes the form of a patch coming through the ceiling below and running down the utility room wall.
What is strange is that it appears to stop once I switch off water and doesn't generally start up again once I switch water on again. However, I was away for a couple of days over the last weekend and it had started again. I asked my local plumber to come in and have a look and his verdict was not very conclusive. He thought it may have been coming from the side of the shower screen (so he put some more sealant on it) but thought it more likely to be coming from the cylinder in the airing cupboard (which is very corroded and old). I gather that it would be quite expensive to replace this and therefore asked if it would solve the problem if I went for a new combi boiler, in view of the great age of the system. He was more than happy to go with this idea but I am just a bit worried that this is not the cause of the problem and that I could end up with a new boiler and still have the leak! I cannot see or feel any wetness in the airing cupboard.
Please could someone offer any suggestions as to what might be causing the problem as I just don't know what to do. (To make things even worse I have now broken my ankle!)
