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Oil burner leak

  • 16-02-2020 7:44pm
    #1
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭


    I've recently noticed a small leak from my oil boiler...when i inspect it with a torch there's no obvious sign of leakage so i presume a gasket or rubber seal of some kind has perished? how about those flexible feed hose's do they perish as well?

    thanks in advance,

    oil-heater.jpg


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  • #2
    c ashelmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭c ashelmore


    Hoses do leak but yours looks pretty new.On Riello burners the seal on the ram/jack for the air intake sometimes leaks; leak may only be obvious when the burner is running.


  • #3
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    c ashelmore wrote: »
    Hoses do leak but yours looks pretty new.

    well when i bend the hose oil seeps out, so i take guess its corroded

    oil-heater2.jpg

    btw - if i take it off will it cause an airlock?


  • #4
    DGOBS
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    Hoses are supposed to be replaced every 1-2 years (or long life hoses, which that is not, every 5 years)
    Inner rubber bladder degrades and cracks


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