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Baxi Barcelona - leaks

Hi, I have had the above for about 3 years and after about 8 months it leaked at the bottom of the insulator plate between burner and rear heat exchanger. The Baxi engineer replaced/remade the joint using what looked like clear silicon rubber. I have just noticed a slight leak at the back left side (it looks like condensate again (I hope!). I will have a proper look next week. My question is, was this a special silicon for high temperatures (that tha Baxi man had) or would any be OK for the bottom seal? Thanks

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Peter Hemmings
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Hi, I have had the above for about 3 years and after about 8 months it leaked at the bottom of the insulator plate between burner and rear heat exchanger. The Baxi engineer replaced/remade the joint using what looked like clear silicon rubber. I have just noticed a slight leak at the back left side (it looks like condensate again (I hope!). I will have a proper look next week. My question is, was this a special silicon for high temperatures (that tha Baxi man had) or would any be OK for the bottom seal? Thanks

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Peter Hemmings

Mine also leaked condensate but it turned out to the condensate trap which was bunged up with debris. Following the instructions in the service manual I managed to remove the condensate trap, clean it out and re-fit it successfully.

I now perform a yearly service myself as these boilers really do need looking after.

Yours may be a different problem of course.

John

P.S. I hate the thing, worse buy of my life!

be OK for the bottom

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John Greenwood

Er yes. They are the origin of bad publicity for condensing boilers. IMHO

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Ed Sirett

In message , John Greenwood writes

Just for information, was the trap/fittings leaking or was it coming from the gasket because the condensate chamber was filling?

What do you use to re-seal the combustion box base?

Yep but I have also found the trap bunged up cleaned it out and it now seems better (the debris was almost up to the bottom of the entry pipe!

Hmm... oh dear, I have recommended a friend to have one as well!! but at the moment his seems OK.

Thanks for the advice.

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Peter Hemmings

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