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Torrent
HI
I was hoping someone might be able to assist.
I have just had an open vent system changes to a combi boiler. Which is all fine and it looks like it was done well by the installers.
The problem I have is that prior to the change in boiler, when it rained heavily ,water would find its way down this flue pipe, through the old boiler and drip onto the counter below. This was quite heavy and I needed buckets to stop it getting water everywhere.
The sound I always heard was from the water hitting my microwave.
My plumbers said this was probably due to a worn/ degraded seal on the flue. Which they fully replaced.
Since it has been changed there is no leaking from the boiler onto the counter. However when it rains I can still hear the dripping. But now instead of the sound is inside the flue pipe itself. It is at the same tempo as before and when I place my hand on the flue, I can feel a vibration in time with the sound.
It is as though the water is coming down the flue, to a certain point and then dripping from the top of the flue pipe onto he bottom of the flue pipe. Making a loud sound as it does it.
Literally sometimes I can tell its raining outside, even when teh curtain are closed because of this banging sound.
My concern is really, where is that water going? is there potential damage that could be happening inside this now sealed system.
It is also quite loud an very annoying.
I have attached a ling to a youtube video I took where you can clearly hear the sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR0qnOiUXIM&feature=youtu.be
Has anyone ever come across anything like this before?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
I was hoping someone might be able to assist.
I have just had an open vent system changes to a combi boiler. Which is all fine and it looks like it was done well by the installers.
The problem I have is that prior to the change in boiler, when it rained heavily ,water would find its way down this flue pipe, through the old boiler and drip onto the counter below. This was quite heavy and I needed buckets to stop it getting water everywhere.
The sound I always heard was from the water hitting my microwave.
My plumbers said this was probably due to a worn/ degraded seal on the flue. Which they fully replaced.
Since it has been changed there is no leaking from the boiler onto the counter. However when it rains I can still hear the dripping. But now instead of the sound is inside the flue pipe itself. It is at the same tempo as before and when I place my hand on the flue, I can feel a vibration in time with the sound.
It is as though the water is coming down the flue, to a certain point and then dripping from the top of the flue pipe onto he bottom of the flue pipe. Making a loud sound as it does it.
Literally sometimes I can tell its raining outside, even when teh curtain are closed because of this banging sound.
My concern is really, where is that water going? is there potential damage that could be happening inside this now sealed system.
It is also quite loud an very annoying.
I have attached a ling to a youtube video I took where you can clearly hear the sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR0qnOiUXIM&feature=youtu.be
Has anyone ever come across anything like this before?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
