boiler is dripping

endisforever_2

we have a baxi he80 combi boiler

it has started to drip from underneath not alot but it is noticeable we cant see where the drip originates from

the heating and water are working ok but the boiler does drop to a low pressure when the heating is off

any advice on fixing it

thanks

basill

Is it still freezing where you are? The drain pipe for the condensed water might be blocked by ice. You could try defrosting the pipe outside by pouring warm weater ove it.

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lovethymini

Unfortunately, you'll need a gas safe plumber to take the cover off and inspect it.

louloumccall

No way! Ours is a Baxi and was doing exactly the same thing last week. It seems to have stopped for now, but getting a plumber to give it the once over (while getting some other jobs done). I was thinking it was something to do with condensation and the weather too.

keystone

lovethymini wrote: »

Unfortunately, you'll need a gas safe plumber to take the cover off and inspect it.

Only if this particular boiler has the casing as part of the gas train. They are not all like that. In any event to unfreeze a condensate drain its not necessary to get inside the boiler. The condensate drain is outside the building.

Cheers

keystone

basill wrote: »

Is it still freezing where you are? The drain pipe for the condensed water might be blocked by ice. You could try defrosting the pipe outside by pouring warm weater ove it.

You'd be better off just warming it with a hair dryer.

Cheers

endisforever_2

yeah its still really cold here

there is steam coming out the pipe to the outside of the house so i wouldnt of thought it was still blocked if it has been

but i will give it a try to un freeze it if it has frozen

my inital thought was condensation and the weather

thanks for the relpys

keystone

Which "pipe"? You probably have three if its a condensing boiler - two if it isn't. The largest one is your flue - expect a plume of steam from that - its quite normal. There should also be a length of 15mm copper. If that one is issuing steam and water thats the outlet from the Pressure Release Valve. That should not be doing it. In this case whats the pressure reading on your guage? The third pipe is the condensate drain. This will be a plastic pipe - could be 22mm, could be 32mm. Its that one that is suspected of being frozen.

Cheers

endisforever_2

i see what you are saying yes there is a copper pipe and a plastic one as well i will check them for freezing

thanks