A recent house extension, meant we had a new condenser boiler fitted - a Glowworm Flexicom 18Hx. It has generally done the job but produces what seems like very large quantities of water droplets from the flue, which drips down the brickwork below In the 3-4 mths since its been operational this has already begun to run the brickwork green.
Now in the colder weather, there's a glacier down my wall and I'm worried this will cause the brick work to crack.
I've designed a water collector from a 2l Lemonade bottle with the top cut off and shaped so a collar sits under the flange around the flue and have collected approx 0.5 l in about a day.
There's generally a regular drip, but every so often, a guttural spurge of water, which probably accounts for most of the problem.
Is there something that needs tweaking to stop this ?
2007-02-08 00:39:51 · 6 answers · asked by Tim B 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
OK, this should NOT happen. The problem is the installation of the flue, it should rise slightly from the boiler, the condensation produced should then go back through the boiler and out of the condensate drain. It would be worth getting the installer back to put it right.
By the way the Flexicom is an excellent boiler.
2007-02-08 06:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid that's why they are called condensing boilers. The exhausts leaving the flue are at lower temperature as more heat is extracted from them than old non-condensing boilers. I suspect that the flue is either badly fitted or inadequate and cannot vent the fumes efficiently. When it is operating well, there should be a nice plume of steamy fumes coming out from the vent and not a shower.
2007-02-08 00:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
convinced it should be a leak, yet there are different issues also. proper it up as commonly used to about one and a 0.5 bar and hearth it up, watch the gauge does it flow as a lot as 3bar. walk outside and search for the launch pipe, it will be purely by skill of the wall from the boiler. that is a 15mm copper pipe. Is water dripping out of it because the gadget heats up. Then the upward push vessel ought to decide on recharging or replacing. Is there water dripping from the launch pipe even at the same time as the water is chilly and the gauge is decrease than 3bar, then it should be a defective rigidity relief valve. With the boiler grew to grow to be off for some hours (see you later as you may) does the rigidity gauge drop, then there should be a leak contained in the heating gadget someplace.
2016-12-03 21:41:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these condensing type boilers do exude water most of the time and i think the plumber could have run the discharge into a drain or a nearby gutter
2007-02-08 00:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should check to see if the flue is horizontal. If it is slightly rising, this is causing the problem.
2007-02-08 01:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes your boiler is ok it looks like your lemonade bottle that ar not
2007-02-08 00:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋