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Back boiler connected to washing machine

  • 18-03-2018 11:27am
    #1
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I have a (condenser) Baxi back-boiler that was installed a few years ago.
    I was told at the time that a pipe would run all the way from the boiler, through the kitchen and out the back wall.

    A few months ago I discovered that there's been a slow leak in the pipe (when having carpet taken up I discovered the floor was ruined) and the boiler installers told me that they just put the pipe into the washing machine pipe, as a shortcut, but that it's standard practice. The pipe is at a funny angle and that's where it leaked.

    I mentioned this to a plumber friend who was shocked and said they absolutely should not have done this- that it's meant to go all the way out the back.

    Anyone know who is right?
    I don't want to go back to my gas guys asking for it to be done properly, if it is standard practice. Although I'm not sure why they didn't tell me they had done this at the time.


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  • #2
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    Which pipe was put into the washing machine waste? the white pvc condensate pipe or the expansion pipe?

    I'm guessing it was the condensate pipe from the boiler. There's been problems with these pipes freezing if they are brought externally, so there's a trend in the UK towards terminating them inside the building fabric. Obviously the pipe should of been run correctly and not leaked.


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