BoilerTrace Trace Heating Boiler Condensate Frost Protection Kit *All Sizes* (10m)

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The benefit of this method is that you can avoid any splash damage from hot water, and you’ll likely avoid creating another slip hazard. Before attempting to thaw a frozen condensate pipe, it’s important to make sure that’s the cause of the problem. Credit is provided by Novuna Personal Finance, a trading style of Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC authorised and regulated by Financial Conduct Authority.

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I would guess that unless you have good runs of outside temperatures consistently below 0F(-18C), you shouldn't have a freezing problem in your attic.Going forward, you will want to get your condensate pipe insulated to stop this from happening again. The condensate pipe can be found coming out of the back of your boiler, running along the exterior property wall and finally into the drain. One of the most common condensate pipe problems is that the water freezes inside it, blocking the pipe. The easiest way to locate the condensate pipe is to follow the white plastic pipe that comes out of your boiler.

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Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd T/A Worcester Bosch Group acts as a credit broker and not a lender and do not receive a fee for the introduction. As mentioned above, this is a method employed by modern boilers to reduce the risk of freezing, since a larger amount of warm water is much less likely to freeze than a constant slow trickle of cooling water. The condensate pipe is usually a white PVC-U pipe, similar to one you may find on a washing machine or sink waste pipe which usually goes outside into a drain. It is generally considered to be part of your gas boiler’s flue system, which means that only a Gas Safe engineer is legally authorised to perform physical work on the pipe itself. The heating engineer knows how to assess the pipework, fittings, and other issues related to the damage.If you have found that your gas boiler is suddenly not working when the weather goes cold, it is highly possible that you have a frozen boiler condensate pipe.

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In the majority of cases, the boiler will just cease to function, leaving you without any heating during freezing temperatures, literally the worst time to have a boiler breakdown occur!

Condensate pumps collect and disperse the dangerous waste water that’s produced by the boiler during its operation. He sawed off the bottom 9 inches which had frozen, the water trickled out, and the heater started working again. e., the water produced from the condensation process, is collected in a sump before entering the condensate trap. As an emergency only, I split the PVC right out of the bottom of the furnace then attached control valve and a screw on hose attachment.