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Vaillant condensing combi leak
Hi, I have had a Vaillant ComiCompact ECOmax VUW 236 EH for about 8 years now. About a year ago the Vaillant service engineer had to replace the fan at a cost of over £250.00, including call out charge. I had noticed a small water leak for some time and mentioned this to the Vaillant engineer and he said that it was because the installed flue had not been installed correctly and there was no seal installed at the junction of the flue pipes, the leak was just condensation but he had put in something that would fix this. The leak has been getting worse and I did not fancy another £250 bill and so I took the cover off the boiler and had a look and found the source of the leak. It's from right next to the sensing electrode and I'm sure that removing the two bolts or nuts holding this sensing electrode in position and repacing the 'perished' seal or gasket around this would fix the problem. It's either that or ordering a new combi boiler current price around £1,000.
Anyone help me as regards getting a new gasket, or some advice, please ? Dan |
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gm3suz writes: Hi, I have had a Vaillant ComiCompact ECOmax VUW 236 EH for about 8 years now. About a year ago the Vaillant service engineer had to replace the fan at a cost of over £250.00, including call out charge. I had noticed a small water leak for some time and mentioned this to the Vaillant engineer and he said that it was because the installed flue had not been installed correctly and there was no seal installed at the junction of the flue pipes, the leak was just condensation but he had put in something that would fix this. The leak has been getting worse and I did not fancy another £250 bill and so I took the cover off the boiler and had a look and found the source of the leak. It's from right next to the sensing electrode and I'm sure that removing the two bolts or nuts holding this sensing electrode in position and repacing the 'perished' seal or gasket around this would fix the problem. It's either that or ordering a new combi boiler current price around £1,000. Anyone help me as regards getting a new gasket, or some advice, please Do you have the original manuals? There's normally an exploded parts diagram with the part numbers of all such parts indicated. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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"gm3suz" wrote in message ... Hi, I have had a Vaillant ComiCompact ECOmax VUW 236 EH for about 8 years now. About a year ago the Vaillant service engineer had to replace the fan at a cost of over £250.00, including call out charge. I had noticed a small water leak for some time and mentioned this to the Vaillant engineer and he said that it was because the installed flue had not been installed correctly and there was no seal installed at the junction of the flue pipes, the leak was just condensation but he had put in something that would fix this. The leak has been getting worse and I did not fancy another £250 bill and so I took the cover off the boiler and had a look and found the source of the leak. It's from right next to the sensing electrode and I'm sure that removing the two bolts or nuts holding this sensing electrode in position and repacing the 'perished' seal or gasket around this would fix the problem. It's either that or ordering a new combi boiler current price around £1,000. Anyone help me as regards getting a new gasket, or some advice, please ? Dan -- gm3suz Dan, I'd 'phone Vaillant technical first - describe the leak and confirm that possibility - or look in the manual, if you have one, the description of replacing the electrode/sensor will indicate whether it could leak from there (if you have to drain the system) - some sensors sit on the pipes with heat sink paste and don't cause leaks. Parts obtainable from Curzon's (ask for a branch near you) 08705 10 30 30 Failing that post the problem on (if you're still stuck) : http://cgi.www.a1-gas.co.uk/cgi-bin/...cript=question all combi-boiler problems Q & A. You should get a lot more than 8 years from your boiler! 15 - 20 years not unusual. (perhaps with the odd repair on the way) Hugh |
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