Immersion Heater Leak? Discussion Thread
Has anyone got any suggestions as to what is going on here?
My 25 year old megaflo cylinder in the airing cupboard has a secondary immersion heater and I noticed the plastic cover felt damp at the bottom, but no signs of drips on the floor below. I removed the cover and saw lots of moisture inside. The cover thread has gone rusty, and there are blue-grey signs of tarnishing or scale or something on the brass mounting. If there's a leak in the brass mount into the cylinder I can't see where it's coming from, and why would moisture be found higher than the level of the seal into the cylinder? Is this just condensation that has collected over the years - cold metal surfaces inside an airing cupboard where clothes are being dried? Or is it something more sinister that requires further investigation?
Immersion Heater Leak? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums
Has anyone got any suggestions as to what is going on here?
My 25 year old megaflo cylinder in the airing cupboard has a secondary immersion heater and I noticed the plastic cover felt damp at the bottom, but no signs of drips on the floor below. I removed the cover and saw lots of moisture inside. The cover thread has gone rusty, and there are blue-grey signs of tarnishing or scale or something on the brass mounting. If there's a leak in the brass mount into the cylinder I can't see where it's coming from, and why would moisture be found higher than the level of the seal into the cylinder? Is this just condensation that has collected over the years - cold metal surfaces inside an airing cupboard where clothes are being dried? Or is it something more sinister that requires further investigation?
Immersion Heater Leak? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums
