Boiler has started leaking water urgent advice needed?

[TeddySam154]

Hi,

I need some urgent advice. I've Just come home after going out for evening, to discover hallway floor and kitchen floor covered in water. On further inspection I discovered that water was coming from boiler cupboard.

On looking in boiler cupboard I found boiler has started leaking water. It's a fast drip and it's dripping from the front bottom corner where electrics and control pannel are. It hot water dripping not cold water. It seems to be coming from somewhere inside boiler. As all pipes coming out under boiler are fine. Water is dripping out of boiler it's self not the pipes under. Hope that makes sense.

I was worried that water was going to get on electronics so have turned boiler and solar system off and switches and at fuse box. I hope this was right thing to do.

Boiler is a Alpha CD25X and it's connected to a solar system.I've posted about problems with this boiler before. If you check my other post you can see photos of boiler.

I thought if I turn off boiler and solar system it might stop leaking but it's still dripping quiet a bit, I've put a bucket under now. Does any one have any suggestions on anything I can do tonight to stop water leaking. Will it be ok to leave until morning or should I call someone out tonight.

Any advice much appreciated

Thanks in advance

 

[SimonG]

It's a sealed system so if its leaking from central heating side it will stop. Easy to spot as pressure gauge will be showing zero.
If not its on the domestic hot water side so if theres no isolation on cold water going into boiler, normally a valve under boiler, then turn off main stop tap and open a cold tap.
Won't fix it but will stop potential further damage until you can get it repaired.