Combi boiler leaking

[lostboy87]

Hi,

My combi boiler drips from underneith whenever i run hot water! Could anyone tell be why this is happening?
Thanks!

[buildersmate]

Basic definitions:
Engineers: have degrees and design stuff
Technicians: know how to repair stuff designed by engineers

[The Builder]

Haha ......... quite right BM. I must admit I usually refer to "Heating Engineers", but like me, they are techs really. It's the modern tendency towards self-aggrandisement ;o)

Sorry lostboy................ yes, probably just a connection. Or a valve may be leaking.
Also, a plastic part in my boiler developed a pinhole recently...... sprayed water all over the place.

[heathfield]

Funny how job titles keep on being elevated. At one time I was a radio mechanic, then I became a radio technician. No change in the work - only the job title!

[pedrocompton]

think about it you lot ,its not the pipe feeding the tap (outlet pipe) otherwise it would leak all the time ,not just when the tap is turned on .
Its more likely to be the divertor valve leaking from the spindle.
But you need to have it looked at to rectify this fault , which is quite common.