Ideal Classic LXFF FF240 Boiler

[hankypanky]

Can someone tell me what this item is on top of my boiler attached to one of the pipes at the top , it looks like some sort of relief valve and appears to be leaking.
It 1 inch diameter and about 2 inch high.

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• hankypanky
• 19 Jan 2010
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• hankypanky
• 19 Jan 2010
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[glasgowgas]

its an Automatic Air Vent (AAV)

 

[landyandy]

Auto air vent.

Looks loke you need a new one.

Andy.

 

[landyandy]

Darn that Glasgowgas.

C'mon the Gers.

 

[glasgowgas]

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[landyandy]

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