Leaking boiler

[ConnorBennett]

Hello, could someone tell me how to fully isolate this so I can change the pipe that’s not doing so well and clearly leaking.
 

I’ve traced as much as possible and simply can’t find the isolators. Would turning the whole house off be enough? Don’t want to flood the place 😂  

 

thanks! It’s a eco tec plus 630. 

[SimonD]

The leak is on the return connection of your central heating. This fitting is the isolator and boiler drain down point. To isolate this you turn the valve which sticks out the bottom of the connection. You also need to isolate the flow side. You then need to depressurise the boiler, drain it down and then probably just replace the fibre washer.

 

However, even though this connection is outside the boiler, it is part of it and there's no telling if there's more of a problem inside.

 

Get a gas safe registered person in to have a look and repair it as they may have to order more parts too. It's not unknown for those valves to need replacing entirely every so often.

[ConnorBennett]

1 hour ago, SimonD said:

The leak is on the return connection of your central heating. This fitting is the isolator and boiler drain down point. To isolate this you turn the valve which sticks out the bottom of the connection. You also need to isolate the flow side. You then need to depressurise the boiler, drain it down and then probably just replace the fibre washer.

 

However, even though this connection is outside the boiler, it is part of it and there's no telling if there's more of a problem inside.

 

Get a gas safe registered person in to have a look and repair it as they may have to order more parts too. It's not unknown for those valves to need replacing entirely every so often.

Thanks Simon, I’ll get someone in to have a look just in case there is more issues I can’t see.