I see that there was a post in November that refers to a LARGE leak, but ours is much smaller (needs topping up every ten days to two weeks, perhaps a litre over that period). It has been going on for about six months. The boiler is new since last year; however, to cover all bases, we called the installer out and, predictably, they found no fault. Interestingly, they had no suggestions as to what to do next. Most of the pipework is exposed and there is no sign of leakage anywhere. There is a small amount of piping boxed in and I (rather cleverly I thought, my wife will be SO impressed when I find the leak) invested in a cheap borescope and had a look. As far as I can tell, it is all dry - but I can't see everything and the quality is not brilliant.
It is certainly irritating .... and my wife has nightmares of the house foundations gradually dissolving. My questions are
1) How common is this sort of slow leakage and is it likely to get worse, assuming there is a small leak somewhere?
2) Are there other methods of leak detection? The previous post mentioned a specialist firm, but that sounds pricy - is it? What methods do they use? I just have a feeling that a really expensive borescope used by an expert may do the job ... but where do I get advice from without committing myself to a large invoice?
3) How common is this problem?
Jim
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It is certainly irritating .... and my wife has nightmares of the house foundations gradually dissolving. My questions are
1) How common is this sort of slow leakage and is it likely to get worse, assuming there is a small leak somewhere?
2) Are there other methods of leak detection? The previous post mentioned a specialist firm, but that sounds pricy - is it? What methods do they use? I just have a feeling that a really expensive borescope used by an expert may do the job ... but where do I get advice from without committing myself to a large invoice?
3) How common is this problem?
Jim
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