Ideal Istor Water Leak

[D_Hailsham]

My son has an Istor combined boiler and HW cylinder - installed when the house was built about six years ago.

He has just phoned me to say that water marks are appearing on the ceiling under the boiler, which is on the second floor of the house. He has taken the cover off the HW cylinder and thinks there is a leak in the pipework. The GSR who services the boiler is on his way. However he has said that, if the cylinder has gone, a new one will cost over £1700.

If this is the case, are there any alternatives?

Would it be possible to keep the boiler part and install a different (cheaper!) cylinder?

Would a new boiler and cylinder be better/cheaper?

The boiler/tank is in its own cuppboard, so the space is limited.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Cylinder is part of the boiler. So either an official part or new boiler.

Frankly I would skip the boiler.

Typical piece of Ideal shyte rot box.

Their Forum alter ego will probably be along later to try and justify themselves through private messaging.

One has to ask oneself how many chances a company deserves though.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Cylinder is part of the boiler. So either an official part or new boiler.

Frankly I would skip the boiler.

Typical piece of Ideal shyte rot box.

Their Forum alter ego will probably be along later to try and justify themselves through private messaging.

One has to ask oneself how many chances a company deserves though?

 

[St0rmer66]

Can you even get the cylinder any more? I thought they stopped making them.

 

[muggles]

They're still available but if the OP's engineer can find one for £1700 he's doing better than I am, cheapest I can find is over £3k!!!

 

[onlyfitidealboilers]

It's obsolete. That's why there telling you 3k
Cause you know and they know you won't buy it

 

[muggles]

Ah now I look again I see it says "call us to check stock"