Drain off valve *this* close to boiler flue

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jimjamyaha

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• Sep 25, 2020

• #1

Hope you're well.

After finding a leak on our CH drain off valve (that our servicer missed)... have realised it's very close to the boiler flue, like impossible to use and right up against it. It's on the return CH and hidden behind the flue. What do people think? I'm going to drain down and remove it/cap it I think.

 

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Ric2013

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• Sep 26, 2020

• #2

What sort of idiot put that there? Why not put a short bend on it and attach the drain off at the end of the bend?

Feeling for you mate, as someone who decided to clean out his father's oil burner yesterday and realised that it's installed such that the boiler door doesn't open fully. Same all over the world by the looks of it!

 

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Aquarius

• Sep 26, 2020

• #3

Agree with @Ric2013, being compression should be able to undo it, attach a compression elbow and a drain off into that?

 

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Chuck

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• Sep 26, 2020

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From the photo, it looks as though the flue casing has been dented / punctured in that area too. Depending on the construction of the flue this may be an issue. If in doubt, get a Gas Safe registered engineer to take a look and advise.

 

SimonG

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• Sep 26, 2020

• #5

That drain off will twist down a touch, looks like it's on a compression tee.