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Hi another head scratcher.....
Fella has a relatively new boiler- 3yrs old and the system pressure was being lost and he topped it up. Frequency increased to 2xday and then he called me... Been there, basement installation hence the keston twin flue, condensate is pumped, prv into a saniflo. Checked all the visible pipework, small system 3 rads and a towel rail. Checked the expansion vessel. Checked PRV, now I have the F + R isolated and pressure up to 2.8Bar. Ideal/Keston Teci sugested this to rule out a split heat exchanger... Not quite sure where to go from here. If there is condense/ liquid in the bucket, how will I know it's not condense- surely if he uses the the hot water, then there'll be a bit of condensate. If he doesn't use the water and the heat exchanger remains cold then the 'hairline' crack won't open up and there won't be any sign of anything? Also, found gooey white stuff in the mag filter and the water stinks, like fish or something. The pipework is under the floor and not accessible, but I could isolate and pump up and monitor- how often do you get cracked main heat exchanger. Fella didn't register boiler for warrantee, apparently.
Fella has a relatively new boiler- 3yrs old and the system pressure was being lost and he topped it up. Frequency increased to 2xday and then he called me... Been there, basement installation hence the keston twin flue, condensate is pumped, prv into a saniflo. Checked all the visible pipework, small system 3 rads and a towel rail. Checked the expansion vessel. Checked PRV, now I have the F + R isolated and pressure up to 2.8Bar. Ideal/Keston Teci sugested this to rule out a split heat exchanger... Not quite sure where to go from here. If there is condense/ liquid in the bucket, how will I know it's not condense- surely if he uses the the hot water, then there'll be a bit of condensate. If he doesn't use the water and the heat exchanger remains cold then the 'hairline' crack won't open up and there won't be any sign of anything? Also, found gooey white stuff in the mag filter and the water stinks, like fish or something. The pipework is under the floor and not accessible, but I could isolate and pump up and monitor- how often do you get cracked main heat exchanger. Fella didn't register boiler for warrantee, apparently.