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TrimTheKing wrote:Snow starting to melt (though I don't know how as it's -3 here) and winds getting up. Literally just looked out the window to see a Magpie getting thrown around the sky like a plastic bag blowing in the wind!!!!
RogerS wrote:TrimTheKing wrote:Snow starting to melt (though I don't know how as it's -3 here) and winds getting up. Literally just looked out the window to see a Magpie getting thrown around the sky like a plastic bag blowing in the wind!!!!
Are you sure it's snow melting and not a burst water pipe, Mark ?
TrimTheKing wrote:
Snow is just disappearing. Not melting, just disappearing.
Rod wrote:Woke up to find wall mounted gas boiler dripping clean water - boiler still functioning ok otherwise.
Sussed it might be the condensing outlet frozen as temps reached -5C.
Thawed it out with several applications of warm water and seems to have done the trick. As a stop gap I’ve I’ve stuffed some pipe lagging over it.
Andyp wrote:It is a shame that the reporters never ask the obvious question. What on earth are you doing here?
Rod wrote:Woke up to find wall mounted gas boiler dripping clean water - boiler still functioning ok otherwise.
Sussed it might be the condensing outlet frozen as temps reached -5C.
Rod
MattS wrote:Rod wrote:Woke up to find wall mounted gas boiler dripping clean water - boiler still functioning ok otherwise.
Sussed it might be the condensing outlet frozen as temps reached -5C.
Rod
Ours froze last night as well, only had a condensing boiler for a couple of years but had seen something about it being a common problem on Facebook so sorted quickly. We knew the drainage system was poor, not enough fall in places outside but as well as the bolier outlet freezing, the waste water for the sink in the same downstairs loo has also frozen up!
9fingers wrote:MattS wrote:Rod wrote:Woke up to find wall mounted gas boiler dripping clean water - boiler still functioning ok otherwise.
Sussed it might be the condensing outlet frozen as temps reached -5C.
Rod
Ours froze last night as well, only had a condensing boiler for a couple of years but had seen something about it being a common problem on Facebook so sorted quickly. We knew the drainage system was poor, not enough fall in places outside but as well as the bolier outlet freezing, the waste water for the sink in the same downstairs loo has also frozen up!
When fitting our condensing boiler I took the 22mm pipe through the wall in a 40 mm sleeve to create an Insulating air gap and into a 68 mm gutter down pipe. The exposed length is less than 50 mm. The same scheme for the prv outlet. There is also a condensate Syphon which has to fill then drain out in a rush when full. No way that will freeze.
Bob
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