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Radiator leak prior to exchange

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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Whether it's a combi or not doesn't make a difference to the heating circuit, just the hot water.

    You should have a pressure gauge somewhere, probably on the boiler. If that's below 1 bar or so, you need to refill.
  • silvercar
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    Whether it's a combi or not doesn't make a difference to the heating circuit, just the hot water.

    You should have a pressure gauge somewhere, probably on the boiler. If that's below 1 bar or so, you need to refill.

    Non-combi's could just have a filler tank and not need any user action.

    For just a few litres, I would dry out as best you can and wait to see if the surveyor mentions it. If he does then you explain what happened. I don't think it's a big deal.
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  • martindow
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    Whether it's a combi or not doesn't make a difference to the heating circuit, just the hot water.

    You should have a pressure gauge somewhere, probably on the boiler. If that's below 1 bar or so, you need to refill.
    Are you sure of this? My boiler doesn't have a gauge or if it does I haven't found it! I understood that the header tank in the loft provides the pressure.
  • AdrianC
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    silvercar wrote: »
    Non-combi's could just have a filler tank and not need any user action.
    They could, but most - like ours - would be pressurised in exactly the same way.
  • blackshirtuk
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    quantumlobster wrote: »
    Apologies: In my stressed state I forgot to mention that the buyer had arranged a damp & timber survey for last Thursday. That got snowed off, and it's now on this Thursday :(

    Doubt the damp survey would flag a damp patch on a second floor wall,

    However if you are worried just leave the heating on for a few days with the window open a touch to allow ventilation of the vapour. Or heatgun/hairdryer on the damp bit till it dries

    Or alternatively buy or rent a dehumidifier.
  • armchaireconomist
    armchaireconomist Posts: 370 Forumite
    Be honest with what's happened and tell them what you've done/will do to remedy it before exchange.


    No point hiding the truth for them to find it, and assume something serious (structural damage etc.) as the only possible reason for you wanting to be quiet over it.
  • quantumlobster
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    I have spoken to the estate agent who will be in touch with the buyer; it is my intent to review the situation tonight and decide whether it's an insurance job or not. In any event, I will be ensuring that things are put back to how they were.
  • Smodlet
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    quantumlobster wrote: »
    Apologies: In my stressed state I forgot to mention that the buyer had arranged a damp & timber survey for last Thursday. That got snowed off, and it's now on this Thursday :(
    quantumlobster wrote: »
    I have spoken to the estate agent who will be in touch with the buyer; it is my intent to review the situation tonight and decide whether it's an insurance job or not. In any event, I will be ensuring that things are put back to how they were.


    Now I'm confused. If all that has happened is a wall and the floor got a soaking, as might happen if you were washing the floor and knocked the bucket over, why would you need to involve an insurance company? Just mop it up and let it dry out, as has been said several times already.

    If there is a serious damp problem which this leak has made worse, that is a completely different scenario. Is this the reason for the survey on Thursday?
  • quantumlobster
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    Smodlet wrote: »
    Now I'm confused. If all that has happened is a wall and the floor got a soaking, as might happen if you were washing the floor and knocked the bucket over, why would you need to involve an insurance company? Just mop it up and let it dry out, as has been said several times already.
    Perhaps I am over-reacting. I am concerned because there has been some seepage between floors (down the same wall). I am not an expert in these things and don't know whether it's "not serious" or "really very serious". Apologies for causing confusion!
    If there is a serious damp problem which this leak has made worse, that is a completely different scenario. Is this the reason for the survey on Thursday?
    There isn't a serious damp problem; we have lived in the house for 20 years and it's dry (or at least not noticeably so - wallpaper etc stays on, no excessive condensation, etc). My assumption is that the buyer's lender requested the damp/timber survey because the house is 110 years old.
  • Smodlet
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    edited 5 March 2018 at 4:23PM
    Seepage from the radiator leak only? As above, dry/mop/make good if necessary. Continuous seepage from something (does not sound like it) different story.

    Thank you for the explanation; it is difficult to know what to suggest out of context. I think you should do the best you can to dry out the leak from the radiator and just be up front with the damp/timber surveyor on Thursday.

    110 years old, huh? 1908. It has stood up for a while.

    Good luck.
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