Spontaneous radiator leak

[xAlex]

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• xAlex
• 27 Dec 2008
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This radiator began to leak for no reason. It's a pin-hole where the seams join. There does not appear to be any corrosion beneath the paint. Is there any way to repair it in-situ, without welding?
My wife found the leak shortly after it started - how often does that happen!!

thanks

Alex

 

[swbjackson]

If it's pin holed it's likely to be thin in other places too. It's a replacement job. While your at it check the water in the system, this may be an indicator of further problems to come.

Mike

 

[JohnD]

a pin-hole in a seam is quite likely due to corrosion starting from the inside. Rusty stain? Black water in radiator? Rads need bleeding?

 

[EliteHeat]

Are your skirting boards really pink?

 

[petetheleak]

Are your skirting boards really pink?

And what I pray is wrong with PINK skirting. Looks nice in a feminine sort of way. God am bored today sick of eating and drinking crippled with indegestion as well and still another week at it. O for the days of low temps and cold winds, frozen pipes and money spinning callouts.

 

[xAlex]

Are your skirting boards really pink?

first things first - no they're not pink!! Some kind of filtered or reflected light i think!!


Thanks for the replies. I was hoping i could just stick some putty on the hole or something but it seems from the responses that i need a new rad. I dunno about the inhibitor etc. BG installed a new boiled 2 years ago and were supposed to have re-filled the system, inhibitor included.

 

[xAlex]

Are your skirting boards really pink?

And what I pray is wrong with PINK skirting. Looks nice in a feminine sort of way. God am bored today sick of eating and drinking crippled with indegestion as well and still another week at it. O for the days of low temps and cold winds, frozen pipes and money spinning callouts.

...I'll turn the rad off and call you in the summer Petetheleak !!!!

 

[petetheleak]

...I'll turn the rad off and call you in the summer Petetheleak !!!![/quote

Pity am a few hundred miles away would have come and done it for free just to get away from the family for a wee while , Ops got to go thats my turn on the Wii.

 

[simond]

Spontaneous!

I think you mean your radiator has started to leak.

Normally they write a letter, two weeks in advance, to tell you when they are about to let go.

If you had the boiler fitted by BG two years ago then aren't you on Homecare?

 

[xAlex]

...cheers Pete - i appriciate the sentiment anyway, but it can't be all bad if you have a wii !!

Simond - Yeah, 'spontaneous' was somewhat superfluous. I guess I was just a bit bemused at the location of the leak. I had to renew my homecare a couple on months ago, - I did not think it covered me for this type of thing....but I'll give them a ring now.
Thanks