boiler leaking!!

[terri]

there are drips of water coming from what i assume to be the condensate collector, and my hot water is running freezing! i absolutely need to sort this out, as it's christmas eve and can't get a plumber!!!

 

[Blake]

Check that the condensate pipe has not frozen outside resulting in the condensate back filling into the boiler. If it is frozen, boiler a kettle and pour it on or get a hair dryer on it.

 

[Dannypipe]

Where are you based?

 

[terri]

what would the condensate pipe look like, sorry for the silly question, but useless with this type of thing and I'm based in south wales

 

[Dannypipe]

White plastic pipe coming from underside of boiler.

 

[Dannypipe]

Oh and theres a welsh heating engineer on here called Gasman, perhaps he'll help you out? Don't know. But he knows his onions and could get you up and running.

 

[terri]

i think that it is very likely it is frozen, going to investigate now, would this be the reason my water is cold as well?

 

[Puddle]

make and model of boiler would help and any lights/code on front,is heating ok

 

[terri]

ferroli not sure what model and yes either a1 or r1 not entirely sure, heating is fine

 

[Dannypipe]

Yeah boiler will 'lock out' if this pipe gets blocked, with ice or whatever. Good luck with it. hope you have a warm Christmas. Danny

 

[Dannypipe]

Oh if heating is working then boiler hasn't locked out.

 

[terri]

well the pipe was blocked, that's all sorted but i'm still getting the a/r1 error?

 

[Puddle]

what water system pressure do you have on boiler,if low top up,as could just stop hot water,leak maybe coming from somewhere other than condensate

If ok and heating working and error code coming on when you turn hot tap on,could be hot water thermistor ,think in that case,you will need a boiler plumber to sort out

 

[terri]

how can i find that out?

 

[terri]

the leak has stopped from there now, i'm positive it was from there. the code just keeps flashing, and it only happen last night, which is probably around the same time as the leak, as i'm sure it wasn't yesterday

 

[hihowudoin]

i think on ferroli boilers the pressure gauge is underneath on right hand side should read approx 1 bar, we are assuming that its a sealed system (combi or system boiler)

 

[terri]

yeaa it reads just about 1

 

[terri]

fixed (for the time being at least)
thanks for all yor help!