Thank you so much for this great tip.we had to keep topping up our boiler almost every day..a plumber came and checked the boiler and said there must be a leak under the floor somewhere...but he couldn't offer any further advice..so another plumber came with a thermal imaging camera...her couldn't pinpoint the leak but said it was possibly in a certain area of the kitchen.. I was extremely loathe to start ripping up our laminate flooring as I had only laid it four years ago...so I saw your video and gave it a try..I put some very strong patchouli oil into the bathroom towel rail and waited... one morning a couple of weeks later came downstairs and the hallway smelled strongly of patchouli oil..I got on my knees and had a good sniff and pinpointed an area by the living room door...so I took up a small area of flooring and bingo..a leaky pipe...a pipe that had been badly fitted to cross over another pipe and had been touching the chipboard subfloor so everytime the pressure of people walking on it it rubbed a pinhole in the pipe. All fixed now and with minimal damage and upheaval ...thank you again Roger for this great tip.
My wife said to me why do you smell of Purfume? I said went to someone’s house to sniff the radiators. She doesn’t believe me, and is packing the bags. 😬
Tell you what, to show there's no. hard feelings I'll send you my missus, hopefully the parcel will get to you in time for Christmas. I'm sorry but there'll be no return address 😜
Now that's brilliant. Uv dye works if you can see the pipework. The problem with finding tiny weeps is the hot pipes evaporate the weep before you can see it, UV dye and smelly vision combined. You can't go wrong.
Thanks for this tip. Combined with using a thermal imaging camera to trace the pipes this tip narrowed our leak down to the hallway under the concrete. (Which didn't show leakage on thermal image) Leak now isolated and heating back on. Took about 4 days for the smell to show up and I just noticed it one day walking through from room to room. This saved us £900 on trace and access bills and your other video ('6 plumbers couldn't solve this' video) showed that the hydrogen sniffer test is not necessarily any better!
I guess about 0.5-1.0ml - a lot of drops. I didn't measure it. Really I think any amount of really smelly perfume would do. Afterwards we just had work done on the pipes to divert around it and added some anti corrosion. There was no need to drain as it was high up in the pipework so no flooding.
Brilliant timing. Our CH pressure dropped just a few hours before seeing this. Hadn't happened in a couple of years. Topped up the water as usual and ready to call plumber. Now off to nearest source of junk perfume
Great video. Thanks for the tip. I’ve tried this and can smell the perfume now in the garage around the boiler. Can’t smell anything outside near the flue. The pipes around the boiler feel dry and no sign of water. Could it be leaking into the condensate drain?
Does it require a full bottle for a house with 7 radiators? Do I need to bleed the whole system after fixing a leak? I wonder if the perfume can affect the inhibitor.
ex htg engineer (now air con) 18 years experience i never even thought of that. or heard of any one using it. lost count times ive done a combi upgrade and the heating keeps loosing pressure boards up checking rads etc HEADACHE re piping rad circuits etc aparently put bread in the pipe so can solder pipes put milk in to trace drsins but never heard of this one thank you
Great wee tip, in a past life I was a heating engineer ( a good one even if I say it myself lol ) and crawled about under floors looking for leaks. I will most certainly use this tip
Thank you SO much for this very clever idea - pure plumbing wisdom - so grateful to you for posting this as I have to detect a hidden leak and was wondering how to do this without destroying the whole house!
I got a new combi, pressute keeps dropping can't find the leak anywhere! About to give this a go and see what happens. But im concerned, is perfune safe to add to CH? Don't want to ruin the boiler. Thanks
Great idea. But what about 'Internal Leak Sealant' - what's your opinion of this? Screwfix sell it, but I don't want to push the issue further down the road and make it more difficult to fix later, if that's what it's going to do.
This seems like a fab idea. Has anyone used it with success and how much perfume do you need to add to a CH system?I’ve got I’ve got about 18 radiators on two floors.Cheers.
How does the perfume react with the rust inhibitor or the boiler? Are there any bad chemical reactions? Will it eat through the pressure vessel membrane?
Great idea Rodger, thanks. One question though, would it be safe to add a perfume that has say alcohol or any other flammable ingredient in it? Thanks.
Other than an elusive leak, active system corrosion generates gas which accumulates, is compressible (unlike water) and shows apparent loss of pressure.
So the water is reacting inside the system and being converted to gas . But won't the overall volume and pressure remain the same? Won't it still reach the pressure saturation point of the sealed system? I suspect if the water as turned to gas, it would be easier to escape via the connection joints or via other valves in the system. That might lower the pressure.
I have spent months (since may) calling out 4 different plumbers... Had the heat exchange changed and I'm still losing pressure!... can you send a link on how best way to open a radiator to get perfume in!... ?
Add it to the magnetic filter? Close the valves, release pressure on the top nut,drain a bit of water out the bottom nut, and undo the lid. I hope they left you the proper tool with the filter. Add your perfume. Lid back on. tighten nuts, undo valves and re pressurize system, remove any air pressure in filter with the top nut air valve.
I've got a open vented log fire boiler setup with underfloor and radiators that drinks about 1lts of water every 7 days and for 4 years I've been stumped, having tried everything to find it......I shall do a sniff test....thanks for the brilliant idea.
We had a similar problem recently and it turned out to be a pipe under the floor. The smell tracing is well worth trying. If you have a dog put some aniseed in the heating system and the dog will find the leak.
If you add something smelly, eg like the perfume you mentioned, then when you turn on the hot tap in eg the utility room then you will smell the perfume. We know we have a leak in the utility room as a couple of tiles get a little wet/damp when the heating is on but these tiles are not near the radiator and we believe that the heating pipes underneath the floor are not under those tiles. Obviously we need to source the leak which could be anywhere really. It's likely the water is coming to the surface at a weak point in the tiled floor? Is there any device that can detect our leak?
Hi, did you find your leak? I think I have one and wondered if you could hear yours? I can still hear a running water sound when I turn off the mains water valve so I know it's on the central heating running from loft tank. Did you hear your leak?
Hi mate,,I’ve got a draft somewhere in the main bedroom but I can’t find where it’s coming from,,when it’s cold outside is when I can really feel the draft,, have you got any ideas what I can use to find it 👍👍
Hi Ant If it isn't from the windows then it is probably coming up from the floor. Often it is a tiny gaps around the joist ends and the wind blows in from the cavity wall. How old is the house?
Great tip Rodger, I've had a slow leak for a year, I've cut walnut floor boards with my oscillating tool. Bought a bendy camera we've now got lots of 8mm holes I've got plug up at some point. I'll be giving this a go. Merry Christmas.
I feel your pain, I’ve had every part that can leak on the boiler changed. Finally I added 2 bottles of Fernox leak sealer, 3 months still holding pressure. When it fails I’ll be trying Rogers technique and start crawling under the floorboards. Hope you find your leak.
Hi. Quick question. As I am just about at my wits end trying to find a leak, and like another guy on here said, I also have 8mm drill holes in floorboards all over my house where I’m peeking under floor with my snake cam. But Is there any danger that the high alcohol content of perfume may have an explosive effect if exposed to a naked flame within the boiler e.g if the boiler or heat exchanger is faulty?
Great thank you… does this work if there’s a leak in the indirect coil in the cylinder and the domestic hot water is filling up from the heating side… I’ve just recently added a new radiator and only notice an air build up in a top floor rad now the heatings back on… great tip again!
Nice one Roger. I've got a TRV which hisses when on. I notice when I turn it in a direction it goes away. I can't see any water but does concern me. About 5yrs old now. Any thoughts? Love your tips thanks.
TRVs do that. I have one Ecocal that does the same thing. They just have that point where they are about to close and the water rushes through a tiny gap. You might solve it by turning the lockshield valve to slow the water through the radiator.
Peter The boiler is on the ground floor. There is a full height towel rail on the top floor, I’d estimate the top of that is about 7m above the boiler..
Here is a hard one for you , hope you can help :) Under floor main water heating pipe ( pex pipe 22mm ) udder 200mm structural concrete floor slab pipe wrapped in thermasmart Pro Insulation saw seam out side wall dig down to in coming pipes opened insulation hot water leaking out around insulation was going to try F4
An absolutely brilliant tip, thanks. You’re probably not looking for suggestions for video topics, but, if you are, one on wet / dry testing of new pipe work would be interesting. (Especially as I have some to do 😀) All the best and I hope you cope OK with the new restrictions down South, as well as keeping the mutated virus at bay...
great tip I run a student residence in paris 2 houses one heating system very big over 50 rads cast iron pipes etc and leaks have been a problem also heating engineers just dont want to know I bought thermal camera to find pipes under the floor I will try this next leak thanks
I love the idea but have yet to see anyone in the comments section that says this actually works. I wonder if the dilution of the tiny amount of perfume in such a large amount of water will be enough to create a smell, smelly enough to track?
@@SkillBuilder We have a leak in the downstairs heating loop. The leak is under the concrete floor somewhere. Tried the thermal image camera but the boiler won't stay running long enough to heat the water. Will try your tip next, thanks.
I think we have a leak. Our boiler pressure is constantly zero (although all the heating is still working fine.) and we have a patch of laminate flooring in a bedroom that is clearly becoming uneven (it feels like its soggy underneath). What do we do?
I’m here because of this problem….topping up the boiler and 2 hours it’s gone….have heard the radiator gargle on downstairs rad and the joists are on brick pillars so there’s no sign of any water.might try the perfume method
Oh wait I get it, I have a little garden hose to connect the tap to the heating, if I put the parfum in the hose before connecting it to the tap it should work.
Those are worried about alcohol content in perfume damaging the boiler,you can buy non alcohol based perfumes from islamic stores cheap and very strong.
I’ve been plumbing 18years
And never heard of this one
What a fantastic idea
Well done Roger, Top Man
Thank you so much for this great tip.we had to keep topping up our boiler almost every day..a plumber came and checked the boiler and said there must be a leak under the floor somewhere...but he couldn't offer any further advice..so another plumber came with a thermal imaging camera...her couldn't pinpoint the leak but said it was possibly in a certain area of the kitchen..
I was extremely loathe to start ripping up our laminate flooring as I had only laid it four years ago...so I saw your video and gave it a try..I put some very strong patchouli oil into the bathroom towel rail and waited... one morning a couple of weeks later came downstairs and the hallway smelled strongly of patchouli oil..I got on my knees and had a good sniff and pinpointed an area by the living room door...so I took up a small area of flooring and bingo..a leaky pipe...a pipe that had been badly fitted to cross over another pipe and had been touching the chipboard subfloor so everytime the pressure of people walking on it it rubbed a pinhole in the pipe.
All fixed now and with minimal damage and upheaval ...thank you again Roger for this great tip.
I am so glad that it helped. I have had some good results with it, not staight away but like you after a couple of weeks.
It is a great feeling
My wife said to me why do you smell of Purfume? I said went to someone’s house to sniff the radiators. She doesn’t believe me, and is packing the bags. 😬
She can check out but she can't leave. Lockdown for Christmas.
Result!
Tell you what, to show there's no. hard feelings I'll send you my missus, hopefully the parcel will get to you in time for Christmas.
I'm sorry but there'll be no return address 😜
Your's or her's?
Lucky you..!!
Now that's brilliant. Uv dye works if you can see the pipework. The problem with finding tiny weeps is the hot pipes evaporate the weep before you can see it, UV dye and smelly vision combined. You can't go wrong.
Thanks for this tip. Combined with using a thermal imaging camera to trace the pipes this tip narrowed our leak down to the hallway under the concrete. (Which didn't show leakage on thermal image) Leak now isolated and heating back on. Took about 4 days for the smell to show up and I just noticed it one day walking through from room to room. This saved us £900 on trace and access bills and your other video ('6 plumbers couldn't solve this' video) showed that the hydrogen sniffer test is not necessarily any better!
So encouraging to read this tip worked for you. How much perfume did you use, and did you bleed the radiators afterwards? Thanks!
I guess about 0.5-1.0ml - a lot of drops. I didn't measure it. Really I think any amount of really smelly perfume would do. Afterwards we just had work done on the pipes to divert around it and added some anti corrosion. There was no need to drain as it was high up in the pipework so no flooding.
I traced the cheap Poundland perfume and concluded my wife's got a leak.
Good one
😂
I can see this would work. Unless the leak is actually IN a Tart's Boudoir.........
Brilliant timing. Our CH pressure dropped just a few hours before seeing this. Hadn't happened in a couple of years. Topped up the water as usual and ready to call plumber. Now off to nearest source of junk perfume
That’s a legendary tip, from a legendary geezer!
Great video. Thanks for the tip. I’ve tried this and can smell the perfume now in the garage around the boiler. Can’t smell anything outside near the flue. The pipes around the boiler feel dry and no sign of water. Could it be leaking into the condensate drain?
Does it require a full bottle for a house with 7 radiators? Do I need to bleed the whole system after fixing a leak? I wonder if the perfume can affect the inhibitor.
ex htg engineer (now air con) 18 years experience i never even thought of that. or heard of any one using it. lost count times ive done a combi upgrade and the heating keeps loosing pressure boards up checking rads etc HEADACHE re piping rad circuits etc
aparently put bread in the pipe so can solder pipes
put milk in to trace drsins but never heard of this one thank you
What a brilliant, simple solution causing major headaches ! Thank you !
Brilliant tip
Top tip Roger!
What a clever idea - I’ve never thought or heard of this one !
Great wee tip, in a past life I was a heating engineer ( a good one even if I say it myself lol ) and crawled about under floors looking for leaks. I will most certainly use this tip
Great tip Roger. Now where's my Old Spice?. Happy Christmas. Cheers.
Same to you! Thanks for all the laughs
Thumbs up, purely for "tart's boudoir"
Great, Rog. Thanks for a new and useful tip.
Thank you SO much for this very clever idea - pure plumbing wisdom - so grateful to you for posting this as I have to detect a hidden leak and was wondering how to do this without destroying the whole house!
Top video mate. Hope you and all the lads have a merry Christmas 🎄 thanks for all the tips 🙏
Nice one. Bit like mechanics put dye in car radiators system's to spot leaks. Wonder if white viniger will do the trick also clean system out.
I got a new combi, pressute keeps dropping can't find the leak anywhere! About to give this a go and see what happens. But im concerned, is perfune safe to add to CH? Don't want to ruin the boiler. Thanks
Did it work
Where do I buy the right smelly stuff and where do I add it to my closed system?
Can you recommend a scent I can use. Went into poundland, but none smell bad enough to use?
Wife has cheap perfume - I know because it's her Christmas present this year 😬
Great tip, thanks very much. Just saved us about £500+vat on trace and access costs. 👏
Brilliant idea, many thanks
Top man. Thank you very much mate
Absolutely brilliant idea.Cheers pal.👍
Brilliant tip Roger thanks for posting.
Great idea. But what about 'Internal Leak Sealant' - what's your opinion of this? Screwfix sell it, but I don't want to push the issue further down the road and make it more difficult to fix later, if that's what it's going to do.
I have used internal leak sealant when the leaks have been very small. If you are only topping up ever 3 weeks or more I would give it a go
@@SkillBuilder ah... My system needs topping up every 2-3 days so.. I'll give the 'eau de plumber' trick a go. Thanks!
@@dbs567How did it go?
Did you find the leak?
Great tip Roger tanx for the upload👍
Thanks for that helpful tip.
This seems like a fab idea. Has anyone used it with success and how much perfume do you need to add to a CH system?I’ve got I’ve got about 18 radiators on two floors.Cheers.
I have used it on a number of ocassions and just buy some cheap stuff. You can put in disinfectant if you like.
Thanks. Do i need to add more perfume for a larger ch system pls? I have a larger than average house i think.
Do you think the perfume would react with inhibitor if left In the system ?? Advice please
But where do you put it in and how :(
Does this work if I put some in my electric heated towel rail?
How does the perfume react with the rust inhibitor or the boiler? Are there any bad chemical reactions?
Will it eat through the pressure vessel membrane?
Great idea Rodger, thanks.
One question though, would it be safe to add a perfume that has say alcohol or any other flammable ingredient in it?
Thanks.
no worries a little alcohol won't make it blow up
Other than an elusive leak, active system corrosion generates gas which accumulates, is compressible (unlike water) and shows apparent loss of pressure.
That's interesting. I guess the solution to that is to add corrosion inhibitor and/or replace the rusting parts (e.g. radiator?)
So the water is reacting inside the system and being converted to gas . But won't the overall volume and pressure remain the same? Won't it still reach the pressure saturation point of the sealed system? I suspect if the water as turned to gas, it would be easier to escape via the connection joints or via other valves in the system. That might lower the pressure.
@@jackflash8756 Consider how the expansion vessel works in a sealed system - and then answer your own questions.😉
Top tip thanks 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
What a bloody good idea👍
Finally, an actual use for that disgusting aftershave I’m due to receive again this Christmas!
Really good idea
I have spent months (since may) calling out 4 different plumbers... Had the heat exchange changed and I'm still losing pressure!... can you send a link on how best way to open a radiator to get perfume in!... ?
Add it to the magnetic filter? Close the valves, release pressure on the top nut,drain a bit of water out the bottom nut, and undo the lid. I hope they left you the proper tool with the filter. Add your perfume. Lid back on. tighten nuts, undo valves and re pressurize system, remove any air pressure in filter with the top nut air valve.
simple and sweet VERY GOOD
Does this work when the CH is off most of the time.
You need to run it for at least 8 hours to get the perfum around, then it should work even when the system is off
@@SkillBuilder thanks
thanks going to try!
You are the MAN
I've got a open vented log fire boiler setup with underfloor and radiators that drinks about 1lts of water every 7 days and for 4 years I've been stumped, having tried everything to find it......I shall do a sniff test....thanks for the brilliant idea.
We had a similar problem recently and it turned out to be a pipe under the floor. The smell tracing is well worth trying. If you have a dog put some aniseed in the heating system and the dog will find the leak.
@@SkillBuilder 😅😅👍
If you add something smelly, eg like the perfume you mentioned, then when you turn on the hot tap in eg the utility room then you will smell the perfume. We know we have a leak in the utility room as a couple of tiles get a little wet/damp when the heating is on but these tiles are not near the radiator and we believe that the heating pipes underneath the floor are not under those tiles. Obviously we need to source the leak which could be anywhere really. It's likely the water is coming to the surface at a weak point in the tiled floor? Is there any device that can detect our leak?
Hi, did you find your leak? I think I have one and wondered if you could hear yours? I can still hear a running water sound when I turn off the mains water valve so I know it's on the central heating running from loft tank. Did you hear your leak?
@@BobWynn No - didn't hear any water sounds, just a damp spot on the floor indicated a leak.
Hi mate,,I’ve got a draft somewhere in the main bedroom but I can’t find where it’s coming from,,when it’s cold outside is when I can really feel the draft,, have you got any ideas what I can use to find it 👍👍
Hi Ant
If it isn't from the windows then it is probably coming up from the floor. Often it is a tiny gaps around the joist ends and the wind blows in from the cavity wall. How old is the house?
@@SkillBuilder it’s got to be at least 50 to 60 year old house mate,,I’ve got a big low window on the wall but I don’t think it’s the window
@@explorewithant Just use a bit of paper and hold it in front of various objects and watch it move. You'll soon find it.
Great stuff. Roger
Great tip Rodger, I've had a slow leak for a year, I've cut walnut floor boards with my oscillating tool. Bought a bendy camera we've now got lots of 8mm holes I've got plug up at some point. I'll be giving this a go. Merry Christmas.
I feel your pain, I’ve had every part that can leak on the boiler changed. Finally I added 2 bottles of Fernox leak sealer, 3 months still holding pressure. When it fails I’ll be trying Rogers technique and start crawling under the floorboards. Hope you find your leak.
Leestar did you add the fernox leak sealer directly to the boiler or to your raidiators?
Absolutely genius!! But, does that not also corrode/damage the system? Can you smell it through screeded floors?
I have no idea about the corrosion aspect but it can't be worse than putting fresh water in every few weeks.
Still looking for wifes last minute xmas present... if you have a link to some corrosive perfume please share 🤣
Hi. Quick question. As I am just about at my wits end trying to find a leak, and like another guy on here said, I also have 8mm drill holes in floorboards all over my house where I’m peeking under floor with my snake cam. But Is there any danger that the high alcohol content of perfume may have an explosive effect if exposed to a naked flame within the boiler e.g if the boiler or heat exchanger is faulty?
@@costas19722 it will be ultra diluted mate…
Great thank you… does this work if there’s a leak in the indirect coil in the cylinder and the domestic hot water is filling up from the heating side… I’ve just recently added a new radiator and only notice an air build up in a top floor rad now the heatings back on… great tip again!
Yes it does you will get a smell in the bath or shower water.
@@SkillBuilder great … and would you recommend fernox leak sealer
How do you add it to a towel rail
Hi, what do guys think about leak sealer, are they any good?
Yes it is good stuff for micro leaks and often it will do the trick
@@SkillBuilder Thank you for your advice.
Brilliant Roger you're a god
Nice one Roger. I've got a TRV which hisses when on. I notice when I turn it in a direction it goes away. I can't see any water but does concern me. About 5yrs old now. Any thoughts? Love your tips thanks.
TRVs do that. I have one Ecocal that does the same thing. They just have that point where they are about to close and the water rushes through a tiny gap. You might solve it by turning the lockshield valve to slow the water through the radiator.
@@SkillBuilder nice one. Puts me at ease. Thank you for your reply. 👍🏽
Ideally what should the pressure gauge read?
I go for 1.5 bar but not less than 1 bar
@@SkillBuilder Would you adjust that when you have 3 levels to account for the increased head?
@@ricolaracing depends where in the system the vessel is fitted, you might have to adjust the static pressure in the vessel.
Peter The boiler is on the ground floor. There is a full height towel rail on the top floor, I’d estimate the top of that is about 7m above the boiler..
@@ricolaracing Google Grant UK, sealed system and the Importance of the expansion vessel.
How much of perfume do you reckon?
How much has your wife got?
Never thought of this. Brilliant idea!
Here is a hard one for you , hope you can help :) Under floor main water heating pipe ( pex pipe 22mm ) udder 200mm structural concrete floor slab pipe wrapped in thermasmart Pro Insulation saw seam out side wall dig down to in coming pipes opened insulation hot water leaking out around insulation was going to try F4
Is the pipe joined under the floor? It is unlikely to be the pipe itself that is leaking unless it has been damaged.
An absolutely brilliant tip, thanks.
You’re probably not looking for suggestions for video topics, but, if you are, one on wet / dry testing of new pipe work would be interesting.
(Especially as I have some to do 😀)
All the best and I hope you cope OK with the new restrictions down South, as well as keeping the mutated virus at bay...
Virus? What virus...... I haven't heard about it
@@SkillBuilder It’s here: 🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠
Brilliant tip. 👍
great tip I run a student residence in paris 2 houses one heating system very big over 50 rads
cast iron pipes etc and leaks have been a problem also heating engineers just dont want to know
I bought thermal camera to find pipes under the floor I will try this next leak thanks
Sorry and if I can’t get to the leak what leak sealer would you recommend
Fernox or Sentinel are both fine for micro leaks
What a brilliant idea!
Awesome tips 👍🏻😁
brilliant idea thanks a lot
that's incredible thanks
I love the idea but have yet to see anyone in the comments section that says this actually works. I wonder if the dilution of the tiny amount of perfume in such a large amount of water will be enough to create a smell, smelly enough to track?
Great one thanks
Nice brilliant idea.
Brilliant, cheers
Roger any chance of a video on detecting leaks under concrete floors Ive got one and its driving me nuts trying to find it.
you need to borrow a thermal imaging camera, it works a treat. If you are in my area you can borrow mine
@@SkillBuilder Thanks for that and the offer, great site by the way have a nice christmas.
@@SkillBuilder spot on. They work well for tracing water running under roofing too.
@@SkillBuilder We have a leak in the downstairs heating loop. The leak is under the concrete floor somewhere. Tried the thermal image camera but the boiler won't stay running long enough to heat the water. Will try your tip next, thanks.
Very interesting. I had this exact problem this morning.👍
Very useful tip
Great tip Roger! I was thinking fart spray!
Do you need to pour the whole bottle in?
Of course, I am talking about perfume you would not wear.
We have this problem in our rental property, great tip Roger.
how do you do a patio area properly?
What do you mean. lay a patio?
@@SkillBuilder Yes. Start from removing the grass to laying and finishing slabs
Has anyone tried this? And how much do perfume do you put in. I’ve got a leak but no sign of it anywhere. Fustrating
Just chuck the perfume in and start sniffing. If you don't smell anything put some more in but you will be surprised how well it works.
Transpires the leak was in my nextdoor neighbour's daughter's bedroom all along.
Top Man
That’s a very interesting idea. Nice one.
How much of the perfume do you add to the system?
Enough to make it smell. It depends on the perfume and the size of the system.
@@SkillBuilder50ml? 100ml?
Hmmmm - how long does the stink typically last for ? choose wisely. (This assumes you may want to wait a few days for a good plumber). Cheers.
I think we have a leak. Our boiler pressure is constantly zero (although all the heating is still working fine.) and we have a patch of laminate flooring in a bedroom that is clearly becoming uneven (it feels like its soggy underneath). What do we do?
The boiler should cut out when the pressure drops. I would call somebody in.
I’m here because of this problem….topping up the boiler and 2 hours it’s gone….have heard the radiator gargle on downstairs rad and the joists are on brick pillars so there’s no sign of any water.might try the perfume method
Genius!
What a brill idea 👍
Thanks for the tip but is this legit? Won't the the chemicals/alcohol damage the boiler?
Not at all
You never fail to amaze me Captain of plumbing. Peace be unto you.
Excellent 🔧😏👍🏾
So how do you get it in? It's under pressure.
Don't repressure before you add it.
Oh wait I get it, I have a little garden hose to connect the tap to the heating, if I put the parfum in the hose before connecting it to the tap it should work.
Have a look at adding inhibitor then just think perfume rather than inhibitor.
Those are worried about alcohol content in perfume damaging the boiler,you can buy non alcohol based perfumes from islamic stores cheap and very strong.