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Hi
Boiler been losing pressure alongtime but i have put it off till now as its been mostly switched off.But deciding to get it done with winter looming.
Basically been having to top it up everyday.Its been in since 2009.
I have checked all round house no leaks.Found the leak when i left the pressure valve open to keep it constantly topped up.....not wide open but just a little bit.A neighbour came round as the bolier is in the garage to say i think you have a leak.
There are two pipes coming down from this bolier one is the condensate outflow the other on the right hand side comes down and thru our garage wall.I dont know what this pipe is but at the bottom where it comes out on the opposite side of our garage wall you can see it dripping when the boiler is under pressure.
I have a mate who knows a mate who knows a good plumber know what i mean.He is coming round on Monday without even visiting us he has ordered a part and says he knows what it is.No mention of prices to fix !!??.
Is this a common problem ?
What is it likeley to be from the symptons ?
Could it just be a bad leaky join on the bottom of this pipe where you can see it leaking and am i going to have to pay for this part to be fitted when all it is is a leaky copper pipe ?.Basically a £20-£30 job.
I have also put the bolier under pressure with both valves turned off yesterday so it wasnt working and it lost pressure from 2.0 bar to zero i wud say in an hour and a half.And puddle appeared on next door where this pipe end is.
Plz someone let me know how much im roughly looking at for this as i dont want to get ripped off as im on a low income having just switched jobs and i can seriously do without getting ripped off.
Thanks
Alan
Boiler been losing pressure alongtime but i have put it off till now as its been mostly switched off.But deciding to get it done with winter looming.
Basically been having to top it up everyday.Its been in since 2009.
I have checked all round house no leaks.Found the leak when i left the pressure valve open to keep it constantly topped up.....not wide open but just a little bit.A neighbour came round as the bolier is in the garage to say i think you have a leak.
There are two pipes coming down from this bolier one is the condensate outflow the other on the right hand side comes down and thru our garage wall.I dont know what this pipe is but at the bottom where it comes out on the opposite side of our garage wall you can see it dripping when the boiler is under pressure.
I have a mate who knows a mate who knows a good plumber know what i mean.He is coming round on Monday without even visiting us he has ordered a part and says he knows what it is.No mention of prices to fix !!??.
Is this a common problem ?
What is it likeley to be from the symptons ?
Could it just be a bad leaky join on the bottom of this pipe where you can see it leaking and am i going to have to pay for this part to be fitted when all it is is a leaky copper pipe ?.Basically a £20-£30 job.
I have also put the bolier under pressure with both valves turned off yesterday so it wasnt working and it lost pressure from 2.0 bar to zero i wud say in an hour and a half.And puddle appeared on next door where this pipe end is.
Plz someone let me know how much im roughly looking at for this as i dont want to get ripped off as im on a low income having just switched jobs and i can seriously do without getting ripped off.
Thanks
Alan