Back boiler pipes have been cut

smcqis

We have recently moved into a property where the existing fireplace was bricked up. We removed the bricks as we were thinking of putting in a stove. When we removed the bricks we noticed there are pipes down either side of the chimney breast (assume this is for back boiler) but they have been cut (not stop ended) suggesting the water has been blocked off at another location.

Is there any obvious place where this connection would have been blocked off? We would like to bring it back into use but not if it involves lifting floorboards etc to find out where these pipes have been blocked at

greyteam1959

The pipes will have been cut at both ends.
At the back boiler & somewhere near your hot water cylinder.
Mine were

smcqis

Did you bring yours back into use?

karl-123

they will be coroded leave them or cut them back

they used to go to the hot water cylinder
and the upstairs radiators probably

karl

ariba10

If they are copper, they could well be reusable.

Chunks

Might be reusable as suggested but there may well be rubbish in the pipework. My house was a new build (some years ago now....). It came with many features some good and some bad e.g. pea shingle in the hotwater supply - discovered long after the house was handed over - oh, how I laughed (as the water slowed to a trickle)!

Can you blow down the pipes? If they aren't capped using your mobile why not play a ring tone (holding the phone up to the cut end). Maybe the OH/son/daughter can listen around the place for the sound - you might stike it lucky and find the ends but get them flushed if you reuse!!

keystone

smcqis wrote: »

We have recently moved into a property where the existing fireplace was bricked up. We removed the bricks as we were thinking of putting in a stove. When we removed the bricks we noticed there are pipes down either side of the chimney breast (assume this is for back boiler) but they have been cut (not stop ended) suggesting the water has been blocked off at another location.

Is there any obvious place where this connection would have been blocked off? We would like to bring it back into use but not if it involves lifting floorboards etc to find out where these pipes have been blocked at

Yes - under the floorboards on the first floor right next to the chimney breast. Are you really saying that you want to reinstate the back-boiler?

Cheers

ormus

thats what i thought too.

smcqis

yeah basically

gas4you

So are you saying the old back boiler is still there?

What gives you heating and hot water now?

smcqis

oil tank and immersion heater