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For the lengthy back story please see see thread 30624 called "Newly installed combi losing pressure".
But to cut a long story a little bit less long, we have quite a serious leak somewhere on our ground floor (it has been corroborated by many people that it must be a leak causing such as dramatic pressure loss in the system). Basically I don't want to use the guy who installed the boiler to sort out the leak. He didn't forewarn me of the potential issues with switching from a open to a sealed system, which judging by the responses to the above thread, should be a standard thing to do. Especially since we have laminate flooring and much of it may have to come up in order to replace the entire ground floor pipework if the exact location of the leak can't be determined.
We have a cupboard under the stairs which just has the bare floor boards. If we could get those up I'm hoping that there's enough space between the floor and the foundations for someone to be able to get in and identify the exact location of the leak.
If not I am not adverse to the idea of pressure testing the ground floor system bit by bit. I know this will take longer than replacing all the pipework (which is what our current plumber is recommending). But if we can last until Tuesday without hot water (which is the earliest time he is available) then we can last all week.
Any further thoughts/suggestions welcome.
Hedy
But to cut a long story a little bit less long, we have quite a serious leak somewhere on our ground floor (it has been corroborated by many people that it must be a leak causing such as dramatic pressure loss in the system). Basically I don't want to use the guy who installed the boiler to sort out the leak. He didn't forewarn me of the potential issues with switching from a open to a sealed system, which judging by the responses to the above thread, should be a standard thing to do. Especially since we have laminate flooring and much of it may have to come up in order to replace the entire ground floor pipework if the exact location of the leak can't be determined.
We have a cupboard under the stairs which just has the bare floor boards. If we could get those up I'm hoping that there's enough space between the floor and the foundations for someone to be able to get in and identify the exact location of the leak.
If not I am not adverse to the idea of pressure testing the ground floor system bit by bit. I know this will take longer than replacing all the pipework (which is what our current plumber is recommending). But if we can last until Tuesday without hot water (which is the earliest time he is available) then we can last all week.
Any further thoughts/suggestions welcome.
Hedy
