I have an Ideal Classic FF260. On Friday eve our trip switch kept going off. On further investigation I noticed water leaking from the bottom of the boiler unit.
I got an engineer from Bord Gais to come out on Saturday and he told me there's a hair line leak in the Heat Ecxhanger. It's cast Iron and the engineer said it should last 20 years. He recons that the system wasn't treated with chemicals when it was installed and since we live in a hardwater area the build up of limescale has caused the leak. He eventually got it working by drying off the timer and fuse with a hair dryer.
The leak seems to get less when the unit is on but when we turn it off for a long time it trips the switch again. It wasn't working again this morning but I got it going when I dryed it with the hair dryer for 20 mins or so.
I'm trying to work out what my options are. Would it be possible to contact the builder and claim from him? Would Home Bond cover it? Would my house insurance cover it? The unit is 8 years old and has been serviced avery year.
I really need to get it sorted asap as my wife is 8 months pregnant. I think trying any of the above options will take a very long time.
Has anybody got any ideas how much it would cost to replace the unit and any recomendations for installers please. I live in Swords, Co. Dublin.
I got an engineer from Bord Gais to come out on Saturday and he told me there's a hair line leak in the Heat Ecxhanger. It's cast Iron and the engineer said it should last 20 years. He recons that the system wasn't treated with chemicals when it was installed and since we live in a hardwater area the build up of limescale has caused the leak. He eventually got it working by drying off the timer and fuse with a hair dryer.
The leak seems to get less when the unit is on but when we turn it off for a long time it trips the switch again. It wasn't working again this morning but I got it going when I dryed it with the hair dryer for 20 mins or so.
I'm trying to work out what my options are. Would it be possible to contact the builder and claim from him? Would Home Bond cover it? Would my house insurance cover it? The unit is 8 years old and has been serviced avery year.
I really need to get it sorted asap as my wife is 8 months pregnant. I think trying any of the above options will take a very long time.
Has anybody got any ideas how much it would cost to replace the unit and any recomendations for installers please. I live in Swords, Co. Dublin.