powermax 185 leaking tank

[femur]

can anyone suggest if a leak in the powermax tank be repaired/replaced. its a 3 year old boiler and since the flue is sealed in the ceiling replacing the boiler is a problem

 

[baxpoti]

It depends where the leak is.

This boiler hasn't been made for a good few years now, probably more like 10years old.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

I'd get rid of it, pointless wasting money on this potencial deathtrap.

 

[Range185]

Hi Femur,
I managed to repair a tank leak (and many other problems) on my Powermax 185 boiler, although was advised to not bother by many people !

To be fair it did involve a serious amount of hassle and grief, it would help if you could describe or post a photo of your exact problem so it's easier to see the issue you have. The problem I had was I inherited a Powermax 185 with a long term leak on a tank connector, that was scaled on big time, and it took about 5 hours to loosen the bolt, and then replace the T-Pipe.

We all the know the nationwide reluctance of engineers to work on these boilers, so you need a lot of persistence and patience if you want to sort problems out with them (obviously all gas related issues to be addressed by a corgi engineer only).

Cheers,

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Hi Femur,
I managed to repair a tank leak (and many other problems) on my Powermax 185 boiler, although was advised to not bother by many people !

To be fair it did involve a serious amount of hassle and grief, it would help if you could describe or post a photo of your exact problem so it's easier to see the issue you have. The problem I had was I inherited a Powermax 185 with a long term leak on a tank connector, that was scaled on big time, and it took about 5 hours to loosen the bolt, and then replace the T-Pipe.

We all the know the nationwide reluctance of engineers to work on these boilers, so you need a lot of persistence and patience if you want to sort problems out with them (obviously all gas related issues to be addressed by a corgi engineer only).

Cheers,

ppl are reluctant to work on them as the design is very poor, parts are difficult to obtain and they are potencially fatal. The flues are rarely inspectable and that is a concern on it's own. There are many boilers that are safer, more efficent, smaller, quieter, and with much better performance.

 

[Agile]

Hi Femur,
I managed to repair a tank leak (and many other problems) on my Powermax 185 boiler,

The problem I had was I inherited a Powermax 185 with a long term leak on a tank connector, that was scaled on big time, and it took about 5 hours to loosen the bolt, and then replace the T-Pipe.

Cheers,

Your problem was a leak from a connector which are usually repairable.

What he has described is a leak from the "tank" although we are well accustomed to people not describing their problems accurately.

Its obvious that he does not want to pay to have it repaired otherwise he might call British Gas for a fixed price repair ( and see how they squirm to get out of the job! ).

Tony

 

[gavinda]

Its obvious that he does not want to pay to have it repaired otherwise he might call British Gas for a fixed price repair ( and see how they squirm to get out of the job! ).

Tony

hmm. unsupported flues, concealed flues and no scale reducer for starters

oh yeah obsolete

 

[Range185]

Yes, fair point Agile, I have assumed he meant a leak on the tank, ie where joints 'connect' onto the tank, it may be a separate issue altogether.

Femur, please describe or clarify the exact problem, so it's easier to know what situation you've got.

 

[baxpoti]

I have assumed

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