Vaillant Condensate drain pipe not attached?!

[TomV49ers]

Hi,

I brought my house September last year and a boiler service was already completed by the previous owner in June. Today I had a service for this year. The engineer advised me that part of the condenser pipe is missing. Nothing was mentioned on the previous service about this which I find strange. The boiler was installed in 2012 but I don't think I will get much luck with the installer remembering.

Based on the pictures I have attached is this an easy fix which I could do or should I get someone in to fix it ?

The boiler is a valliant eco tec plus 831.

Anyone's advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[HERTS P&D]

I would say the pipe has slipped off, can you pull it up from the cupboard/floor?

I bet it has happened when it was serviced, as there would be water everywhere.

Andy

 

[TomV49ers]

Hi,

No I can't pull it up from the floor. Just strange that it is missing.

 

[Gerorge Standers]

Maybe the condensate acid water just falls from the narrower pipe above to the wider pipe below without making a mess. The boiler releases the condensate in 'plugs', not a steady flow, so I could kinda see that happening. No expert of fluid dynamics though.

 

[AGAS]

just do it yourself
but i suspect the pipework from the boiler end has fallen down the 32/40mm pipework below

 

[TomV49ers]

Could not feel anything that has slipped down there. I can do myself but I just want to make sure I get the correct parts

 

[Agile]

It just needs a short length of flexible tube.

I agree it must have slipped off at the service otherwise water would be on the floor.

It looks quite a reasonable installation but I do wonder if the magnet in the TF1 can be pulled fully out. Perhaps only if the bottom cover is taken off the boiler which is all right but I would not have done it that way.