Welcome! Here are the website rules, as well as some tips for using this forum.
Need to contact us? Visit https://heatinghelp.com/contact-us/.
Click here to Find a Contractor in your area.

Cast iron boiler repair.

knothobber
knothobber Member Posts: 1
in Gas Heating

I have an Ideal Concord 240B cast iron gas boiler, which has recently started leaking water. It appears as if the mastic used to seal the joint face of the two castings is breaking down. Ideal Tech. Dept. were unable to be of any help with the jointing material used. I have the level of competence needed to undertake the rejointing task with a suitable mastic. Can anybody with the relevant experience advise me of a suitable flameproof mastic substitute.

Thanks in anticipation,

Trevor.

Comments

  • SuperTech
    SuperTech Member Posts: 2,382

    Do you have any pictures of the area with the leak? That might be useful with assisting you. I can't say I'm familiar with that particular boiler, but if the sections are leaking I doubt any type of repair short of replacing the leaking sections will take care of it. Is this "mastic" perhaps just furnace cement?

  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,283

    Agree with @SuperTech i doubt the mastic is relied upon to actually seal the water.

    Mad Dog_2
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,283

    Looks like a UK boiler. Found Ideal online but not the OP boiler. Must be an older model.

Categories