Pipe leaking below stopcock, can I put my central heating on?

[Brenda]

I have a small jet of water spurting out of a pipe below the stopcock. Can you please tell me if it will affect my central heating, is it safe to put it on? thank you.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It should be ok for you to use your heating in the short time

Needs to be sorted tho

 

[Scott_D]

Can you turn the water off in the street?

 

[Brenda]

I'm waiting for an emergency plumber from British Gas who is due before midnight. is it that too long to have the heating on?
I don't know how to turn the water off in the street unfortunately.

 

[Ric2013]

Unless the water is leaking into your boiler or into its electrical connnexions, I can see no way in which this leak would affect the boiler in any way. No different from having a tap running!

 

[Brenda]

Thank you for your very helpful replies . I have put the heating back on so I should warm up soon!

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Any pic's of the leak?

Has the BG engineer turned up yet?

 

[Brenda]

Yes, he has just left. he replaced the leaking piece of pipe and the stopcock which I found impossible to turn off.
All seems to be well thank goodness. Thank you for your replies.