New boiler?

[bluemoon]

My four year old boiler has a slight water leak. It is positioned on an inside wall of my fourth floor apartment. I consulted a heating engineer who said because of new regulations he could'nt touch it, that I would need a new boiler fitted to an outside wall. Is he just trying to con me or can I have the leak repaired?

[The Builder]

Lots of this going on, sadly. If your boiler was fitted correctly originally regarding ventilation (if needed, probably not), flue, etc then it can certainly be worked on. The only proviso is that it operates safely, and is certified to do so.
An external wall mounting is not compulsory (just easier usually.) All sorts of fluing arrangements are available.

I won't try to go into it all since it's quite involved.
In short, your guy was either lazy; ignorant; or looking for a nice plump new installation job.

Have someone else look at it for you. Try and get a recommendation for someone who is trustworthy.

[Hymie]

I would be interested to hear if it is the heat exchanger that is leaking – especially as everyone says that condensing boiler heat exchangers are bullet proof.

In answer to your question - as The Builder says, he is just trying to con you (of course it can be repaired).

[The Builder]

Bluemoon, you're fortunate that Hymie came along. He knows about these things ;o)

[bluemoon]

Thank you all for your comments. I have a different engineer coming tomorrow.