Unvented Hot Water Cylinders

[sasguru]

Ok here's some proper advice. You've had the crappy death trap boiler for 8years. Why not gracefully retire it and get a nice new normal one?

[DimPrawn]

Ok here's some proper advice. You've had the crappy death trap boiler for 8years. Why not gracefully retire it and get a nice new normal one?

WHS.

I'm no expert but, this unvented, leaking, unserviced thing full of boiling water at 100 psi, 5 foot from where you are sleeping is not a good idea.

[AtW]

Have you tried bleeding it?

[shaunbhoy]

Thanks to those who gave sensible replies and advice(The Faqqer/Conned Tractor).
I have thus far been following the lines you suggested anyway and get the distinct impression that the manufacturer are getting a bit more amenable and conciliatory as I have stressed the "failure of inherent safety systems" and the "What about your reputation" cards quite liberally.
sg, your suggestion that I simply swap out a boiler before it reaches the expiry date of its warranty period is..............well the ramblings of a complete idiot...........so pretty much what I would have expected from someone with your shortcomings. Ditto the Prawn. And yes, all relevant bleeding has been performed!!!

[shaunbhoy]

Bit of an update. Had a visit from the manufacturer's designated engineer yesterday and without any real arm-twisting he agreed that this was a "tank stress failure" and had nothing whatsoever to do with the servicing. Looks like the next step will be them shipping me out a new stainless steel replacement and them fitting it free of charge as the warranty covers it after all!

[sasguru]

sg, your suggestion that I simply swap out a boiler before it reaches the expiry date of its warranty period is..............well the ramblings of a complete idiot...........so pretty much what I would have expected from someone with your shortcomings.

I'll tell you what an idiot is. An idiot is someone who gets one of those pressure boilers in the first place when there are perfectly good alternatives available.
In spite of it all, I'm glad you're having it fixed and therefore avoiding (albeit temporarily) a Darwin award.

[conned tractor]

That's a result.

[shaunbhoy]

That's a result.

Cheers CT. I thought so!!