New oil boiler leaking

BigCon

Hi all,

I got a plumber to install a new oil boiler but it's leaking a small drop of water.
As he's not answering his phone :rolleyes: I opened the side door and found the leak.
It's at a pipe connection (the water pipe that comes up out of the ground), there's a small weep of water coming out which travels down the outside of the pipe, onto the metal floor of the boiler and eventually seeps out under the boiler creating a damp patch on the ground (see below).
Is this something I can fix myself (I tightened the connection a little bit more than it was, by hand, but it's still the same)?
I don't want to flood the yard...

Effects

Looks like a push fitting but I could be wrong. I would leave it to him though as it's his job.

Wearb

Let's have a zoomed out pic of that area please.

BigCon

BigCon

Effects wrote: »

Looks like a push fitting but I could be wrong. I would leave it to him though as it's his job.

If I could get in touch with him I would gladly leave it to him.

Wearb

Just make sure it isn't a leak from above dropping down on it.

If there is a leak there, you may be able to tighten it, but only experience can tell you how far you can go before you overdo it.

Call around to your installer. It will not be a big job for him.

BigCon

Wearb wrote: »

Just make sure it isn't a leak from above dropping down on it.

If there is a leak there, you may be able to tighten it, but only experience can tell you how far you can go before you overdo it.

Call around to your installer. It will not be a big job for him.

It's definitely not a leak dropping onto it (I wiped the water dry with kitchen roll and saw it starting to get wet again).
I did tighten it further by hand but I didn't want to overdo it. Is there PTFE or something inside the fitting?

Dtp1979

BigCon wrote: »

It's definitely not a leak dropping onto it (I wiped the water dry with kitchen roll and saw it starting to get wet again).
I did tighten it further by hand but I didn't want to overdo it. Is there PTFE or something inside the fitting?

No it's a push fitting. It can't be tightened. The pipe must be damaged or has dirt on it. Disgraceful job on the condensate pipe work outlet too

BigCon

Good news, he's coming in the morning to fix it...

agusta

Where is the white condensate pipe going to outside the boiler,is it going to a drain or soak away....

jimf

it looks like its just terminating outside the boiler case Declan not very clear from above post

Dtp1979

jimf wrote: »

it looks like its just terminating outside the boiler case Declan not very clear from above post

Sorry yeah I should've added that jim as my explanation. It's terrible to see such bad work

jimf

I suppose on the plus side its outside and not done in copper

BigCon

It's piped into a water drain.

agusta

BigCon wrote: »

It's piped into a water drain.

Thats good

Dtp1979

agusta wrote: »

Thats good

In what size pipe?

agusta

1 1/4",insulated with water proof insulation.i cant quite see in the picture but going by the plastic fittings its more than likely just 22 mm condensate pipe so i think now its "not good"

jimf

good ould hardy frost will tell a story