Back boiler in fireplace leaking water

IJS84

Looking for advice, and I apologise if this is a bit of a waffle.

So the better half was cleaning out the fire place yesterday and spotted a wet spot but she thought it was the rain (it wasnt raining yet at this stage) I took the cover off the and spotted a leak, not very big but enough to be concerned with it.
We just moved in to the house and have had a fire on most evenings but have had the boiler pump switched on at the same time. Problem is that I've had a suspicion that the heating system isnt working as it should and have been let down by 2 different plumbers to come and have a look at it at this stage (service the oil boiler outside, change the timer switch as thats not working and will only work manually). I have another one due to call tomorrow morning to me.

Can anyone give a bit of insight if this can be repaired or are we looking at a replacement back boiler in the fireplace?

9935452

Best replacing it.
If its leaking its time is done.
You could be fierce lucky that its leaking from a joint thats ascessible with a welder but it will leak again.

Replace an be confident in it.
Ive a stanley stove with a back boiler that started leaking. First ash was damp.
A few weeks later there was a gallon of water on the ground under it.
Plumber said just replace it . People have tried repairing but it never works out well

IJS84

Any guidence on costs?

Jmvegas

Hi there,
New to this here. Got a boiler Vokera Mynute 12e. Called electric ireland, they had a check but now are recommending to get a brand new one.
I had a look at the manual setup for the boiler and as per what's shown on the diagram the leak comes from a part called Flexible Pipe, this flexible pipe is connected to the expansion vessel. I see water dripping slowly out of the connection between these 2, I know there is a washer in between them and I am quite sure that's worn out hence why it leaks.
Part of me feels like electric ireland just wants us to get a new boiler instead of pushing for a part change that'd solve the issue. The boiler works perfectly fine, nothing else is broken , it's always serviced and never had an issue before
Any recommendations?

9935452

IJS84 wrote: »

Any guidence on costs?

Id say best talk to a plumber for prices
He will have done it before



I know for the stanley stove a new back boiler is 450 euros


The big problem you might face with changing a back boiler in the fireplace is getting it out .

The fireplace might need to be demolished and rebuilt to get it out

rightjob!

Jmvegas wrote: »

Hi there,
New to this here. Got a boiler Vokera Mynute 12e. Called electric ireland, they had a check but now are recommending to get a brand new one.
I had a look at the manual setup for the boiler and as per what's shown on the diagram the leak comes from a part called Flexible Pipe, this flexible pipe is connected to the expansion vessel. I see water dripping slowly out of the connection between these 2, I know there is a washer in between them and I am quite sure that's worn out hence why it leaks.
Part of me feels like electric ireland just wants us to get a new boiler instead of pushing for a part change that'd solve the issue. The boiler works perfectly fine, nothing else is broken , it's always serviced and never had an issue before
Any recommendations?

It would be alot cheaper to repair it than replace

IJS84

Just an update, got a plumber out at the weekend, quickest cheapest fix was to isolate and bypass the back boiler in the fireplace, due to the leak, it turns out it was also leaking behind the walls as we found other wet patches when disconnecting it. We have an oil boiler aswell so that will heat the rest of the house, fireplace for the front room. In time we plan to do some work with this but no right now, further down the liner the whole fireplace will have to come out to remove it otherwise, not an expense we want or need right now as theres other things in a new house that have to take priority. We had to drill out the end of the boiler to drain the bottom of it so we can still use the fire.