Help with Central Heating pump replacement at home

[tonydeakin]

Help!
Just bought a bungalow, ( a repossession) that has been empty for over a year so you can imagine what last winter did to the heating system. A sign on the boiler, an Alpha 240E said the system had been drained but it must have been after the big freeze. Checked the pipework in the roof and repaired a number of blown joints. Tried to fill the system but then realised the pump was leaking. On closer examination a 50mm x 60mm chunk of cast has been blown out of the back of the pump by the frost. It appears to be a specific pump for this boiler and at around the £100 mark I don't want to shell out my hard earned only to find the boiler is shot so my questions are, a) can I test the boiler for water tightness without the pump in situ or b) is there anywhere i could just buy the pump body as the pump has 1" bsp fittings and an air separator?

 

[SimonJohns]

Just buy a cheap pump from screw fiddle.

What pump is in there ate the mo Grundfos 15-50??

 

[tonydeakin]

Pump is Grundfos 15-60 but with 1"bsp fittings as opposed to the standard 1 1/2" ones. Also it has an air separator on the housing.

 

[SimonJohns]

Sorry just realised this is an internal pump

You might as well just buy a new boiler

And you shouldn't be touching this pump. Everything inside the boiler is GSR only

 

[tonydeakin]

Just an update. Cobbled up some plugs to replace the pump. Pressurized the system and all watertight. Bought a pre-used pump for £35. Got the system checked and serviced by a GSR guy and heating up and running for less than £140. Much cheaper than a new boiler. A great big thanks for nothing to SimonJohns for his unhelpful advice and Prima Donna attitude. Don't bother replying to this post cos I won't be back.