Flue marked as Dangerous?

[Ian Malins]

Hi,
I've just had my combi boiler marked as at risk / possibly dangerous due to some small "Thumbnail size" corrosion / oxidation of the end of the flue pipe, which I guess is due to years of condensation sitting at the end of the pipe.

I appreciate that a damaged flue could let exhaust gases back into the boiler and also this might be an indication of other damage which might be dangerous.
Should this be replaced as dangerous or is it just cosmetic?

Thanks in advance for any advice, replies, opinions.

 

[Harvest Fields]

No picture attached matey

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Needs sorting new flue installed by a gas safe engy or new boiler depending on age eg if you can get a new flue etc

 

[Pickwickpick]

Photo isn't visible but at end of the day there's no fixing it, the corrosion is only going to get exponentially worse, so it needs replacing by GSR engineer.

 

[Last Plumber]

Photo would be good if you can post one.

 

[Rob Foster]

Get a new flue installed ASAP
Winter is here do not become a statistic Rob Foster centralheatking

 

[sammathias]

Do not become a statistic...haha like that one.

 

[Ian Malins]

Appreciate your comments.
Apologies the last photo didn’t show properly.

 

[Last Plumber]

I would agree that needs to be dealt with.
It has worn thin due to condensates acidity over the years and the chances are that it is in poor condition throughout. As it worsens the Products of combustion will vitiate the combustion air supply and lead to incomplete combustion. The result is the production of Carbon Monoxide amongst various other unwanted gases.
If you can have the flue pipe replaced by a Gas Safe Engineer using a genuine part and the Boiler is worth saving, then that is a possibility.

However, Your Boiler is pre 2005 and I would expect it has reached the end of its life. You could throw good money at it and the replacement is inevitable anyway.

My advice, put your money toward a new Boiler.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Needs a new flue/boiler

 

[Gasmk1]

i have a feeling you may not get a flue due to age if you can it will be fairly expensive and by the time you add parts and installation you may not be far from a new boiler pice