New boiler installed.

[Minty!!]

I thought that might be the case, hence the question. The boiler installer has stress-tested the system because he couldn't be 100% sure of the pipework he was connecting on to. He's found a leak and the responsibility is clear. A few weeks or months down the line and boundaries get blurred in terms of who's liable for problems caused by the leak.

The pressure testing that you previously mentioned - are you sure it was at mains pressure?

Definitely mains pressure, the system was connected directly into the mains water supply for four days. Thank you for your input into this matter, l feel a lot better now knowing the installer was not in the wrong pushing the system so hard and the boiler has been caused no lasting damage. Cheers!

 

[AlexGas]

The system was pressure tested to mains pressure for around four days prior to floors going down.

What is your mains pressure?

 

[Masood]

Definitely mains pressure, the system was connected directly into the mains water supply for four days. Thank you for your input into this matter, l feel a lot better now knowing the installer was not in the wrong pushing the system so hard and the boiler has been caused no lasting damage. Cheers!

That is not the recognised pressure testing regime for pipework! Is yours a sealed or open-vented system? Do you have tanks in the loft? Or is there a pressure gauge on the boiler?

 

[jtsplumbing]

What is your mains pressure?

You beat me to it was going to ask the same thing ! also is all the new pipe work Copper or plastic ??

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Rather than come on the net asking ,would it not be better to get more info out of the installer? lots of opinions can get thrown around when only half a tails been told

 

[AlexGas]

4 days... that's a long wait...................................................................................

 

[hammers4spanner]

Everybody seems to be questioning installer however he found a leak for starters and hell of a lot of installers i know don't even test the boiler properly.

At least he tried .

 

[Masood]

Everybody seems to be questioning installer however he found a leak for starters and hell of a lot of installers i know don't even test the boiler properly.

At least he tried .

Exactly! I think the installer covered his backside. As for the original pipework testing - 4 DAYS?!

 

[AlexGas]

Hope he got paid.

 

[Spanish]

its not clear why the pipework was tested for 4 days or who did it, what is clear is that the boiler installer tested the system because he had shunted onto existing and found there to be a problem, I think that you got a good installer and should either ask him his advice as to whom is responsible for the leak and how to go about getting it rectified.