Boiler condenser pipe/overflow curved inwards?

[F]

They might freeze up but they don't 'break the boiler'.

[Uncle Peter]

It's pathetic is what it is. And it's this stupid attitude which is why we have streets littered with speed limit signs and bumps.

[Uncle Peter]

I thought combi had to be sealed to have pressure to heat hot water.

[Uncle Peter]

It would have had to fail twice in rapid succession in winter for that to happen.

[Uncle Peter]

I could drill a small hole in the bottom of the bend.

[Uncle Peter]

I have been told by three plumbers that they do break the boiler, and that it's the most common cause of them failing, giving them a bad reputation for having an average lifespan of only 4 years. My non-condensing boiler is over 14 years old.

[charles]

and mine was installed in 1988!

[F]

Then you need to talk to sensible plumbers. Freezing the condensate outlet might stop the boiler from working (temporarily) but it won't 'break' it.

[Uncle Peter]

Mine was installed somewhere between 1979 and 2000, I can't tell you when as one of the previous owners did it.

[Uncle Peter]

One of them is in here. Posting by the name of Bod. I shall email this to him....

[RJH]

It'll be placed at the most convenient place, subject to regulation. Mine's at the same level as the boiler, so about 1.5m above ground.

I think the 180 degree bend, pointing the pipe into the wall, is a perfectly valid and elegant solution.

Your mileage obviously varies.

[Tim+]

No, the only thing that is pathetic is how many people are rising to Uncle Peter's bait.

Tim

[Uncle Peter]

Give it another 30 years and there will be so many regulations it will be impossible to do anything without contradicting one of them. It'll also take our entire working lives to learn them all, so nobody will actually be allowed to do any jobs.

[Uncle Peter]

The only thing that's pathetic is you think I'm trolling. Presumably because you're all brainwashed so badly that you think any ideas that don't fit the government issued mould are insanity. Go read more George Orwell or something, you were warned.

[ARW]

Bod is a childrens cartoon character and not a sensible plumber.

[Uncle Peter]

I will show him this post, he will be most upset.

[Vir Campestris]

Not so.

Rain or snow could fill the upturned end (in fact probably would). Then all you need is a heavy frost.

Andy

[Mr Pounder]

+1

[Mr Pounder]

+2

[Bill]

In message , Uncle Peter writes

Sounds a bloody good idea to me, put a lid on it Peter.

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