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CH drain cock leaking
Hi,
Came down stairs yesterday morning to a nice brown mess on the kitchen worktop under the boiler yesterday. I suspected the CH drain cock, which is situated directly above the boiler, so I placed a container under it after I cleared up the mess. Nothing all day (heating on and running for most of the day), then this morning, there was about an egg cup full in the container. It appears to only be leaking when the CH isnt on or cooled down. I did drain it down in October (and used the drain cock) and it has been fine until now. I will try tightening it up a bit today but I was just wondering why it has started to leak all of a sudden, any ideas ? Alan |
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CH drain cock leaking
It could be leaking all the time but evaporating when the boiler is on.
The washer could be damaged - or the seating dirty. -- Regards John "Alan Campbell" wrote in message om... Hi, Came down stairs yesterday morning to a nice brown mess on the kitchen worktop under the boiler yesterday. I suspected the CH drain cock, which is situated directly above the boiler, so I placed a container under it after I cleared up the mess. Nothing all day (heating on and running for most of the day), then this morning, there was about an egg cup full in the container. It appears to only be leaking when the CH isnt on or cooled down. I did drain it down in October (and used the drain cock) and it has been fine until now. I will try tightening it up a bit today but I was just wondering why it has started to leak all of a sudden, any ideas ? Alan --- All of my outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.556 / Virus Database: 348 - Release Date: 26/12/2003 |
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CH drain cock leaking
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Alan Campbell wrote: Hi, Came down stairs yesterday morning to a nice brown mess on the kitchen worktop under the boiler yesterday. I suspected the CH drain cock, which is situated directly above the boiler, so I placed a container under it after I cleared up the mess. Nothing all day (heating on and running for most of the day), then this morning, there was about an egg cup full in the container. It appears to only be leaking when the CH isnt on or cooled down. I did drain it down in October (and used the drain cock) and it has been fine until now. I will try tightening it up a bit today but I was just wondering why it has started to leak all of a sudden, any ideas ? Alan It could just have vibrated a bit loose, and expands when hot to seal itself or - as someone else has suggested, the leakage may evaporate when hot. Rather than just tightening it, I would be inclined to open it for a few seconds to wash out any crud which may have collected under the washer - and *then* re-tighten it. -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is Black Hole! |
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