Gaj777 wrote: Hello.
Water started leaking from the stove (it stopped only after draining the water).
Dude, when the water is gone, it usually stops leaking.
After 10 years of operation, there is no point in patching, because, as my colleagues said above, it is a repair for a season or less. This will be especially troublesome when, after repair (welding), the boiler shows further defects at e.g. -15 degrees Celsius outside. . Every boiler, even a branded one, will require replacement after some time due to corrosion, just like a car. Corrosion is a ubiquitous phenomenon and there is no solution for it. The central heating boiler is particularly exposed to this phenomenon due to the influence of the thermal factor.
All that remains is to look at the offers and buy a new boiler. The next 10 years will be (theoretically) peaceful.
When purchasing, pay attention to:
- length of the manufacturer`s warranty on the tightness of the boiler
- thickness of the sheet metal used to construct the boiler
- certificates for the sheet metal used (if it comes from beyond the eastern border, avoid it like the plague)
- online opinions about the manufacturer and its products
- technical conditions specified (sometimes) in the warranty that must be met by the user in order for warranty claims to be valid. There are very different provisions here, so you need to read carefully. This sometimes concerns water hardness, boiler temperature (if it is too low, internal moisture in the boiler, sulfur exposure, etc.) and other types of bad fuel (for eco-pea coal boilers). Generally, everyone wants to sell, praising their product, and then they try to avoid warranty liability as much as possible.
