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who fancies welding it for me
That looks like a reactor pile from a 1950's Sci/Fi film to me.... are you sure it's just the one hole ? there is a lot of staining over on the right of that picture as well.
I know it's a bodge and I hate bodges but summat like JB waterweld would probably fix that, I used it successfully on the float bowl of a carb.
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the burner sits above that I dont know if JB weld with withstand that
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£300 for a new heat exchanger I am getting a new boiler aint worth it £550 with 5 year warenty on a new one
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maybe worth a try there may be other holes further in though, do u think the JB Highheat would do it?
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me neither hence the new boiler when the merchants opens after the new year
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Not making light of your situation [I hate being cold
, so you have my greatest sympathy], but will you be changing your user-name to 123coldchef? 
I honestly have no idea but assuming it's not a big job to strip the boiler I'd be tempted to give it a go as it'll only cost you a tenner, the worst that happens is that it fails and you have to strip the boiler again and buy what will no doubt be an expensive spare part.
I imagine it's made of some Chineseium monkey metal that won't braze or solder.
I have used the waterweld stuff and it did the job brilliantly, years ago my FIL was desperate so I used P38 car body filler to stop a van radiator from leaking. Just ran it for a day with the cap loose to stop pressure build up while the filler set properly and it was fine for years afterwards.
I hate bodging stuff but sometimes it's the only way to get yourself out of a hole and actually some of these repair products do a good lasting repair.
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Can you get to the back of the hole?
If so get a tapered plug and tap it home.
Also
It’s **Language**ed
So you have nothing to lose by removing the post and sticking something in a nice round hole
If so get a tapered plug and tap it home.
Also
It’s **Language**ed
So you have nothing to lose by removing the post and sticking something in a nice round hole
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well the ariston Ariston E-COMBI evo
is £509
or the new ideal indepent is 550
both with 5 year warentys
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no i can barley get to the hole and there may be more than 1
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No no no
Ideals use the same heat ex as the one you have now, not been changed so still suffer with cracking
The Ariston is something rebadged, can’t remenber what but they could be an ideal also
Yup Ideal is some as you have.
Ariston is not an ideal and not as bad a boiler as they get stick for being, never had a heat ex go on one, they have the standard stainless main heat ex used by a few other boilers and the gas valve other than that it's ariston.
You need at least a 28kw for your domestic hot water and get the longest warranty you can afford, worst case is after it expires you can throw it away again.
Have you had a look on ebay for a heat engine for yours.
Ariston is not an ideal and not as bad a boiler as they get stick for being, never had a heat ex go on one, they have the standard stainless main heat ex used by a few other boilers and the gas valve other than that it's ariston.
You need at least a 28kw for your domestic hot water and get the longest warranty you can afford, worst case is after it expires you can throw it away again.
Have you had a look on ebay for a heat engine for yours.
