--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have a Paloma Mk5 water heater on PM which has developed a small leak in  > the heat exchanger department. I am wondering about the best course of action: >  > I don't think these particular beasts are made any longer so direct  > replacement is not an option. There are two possibilities that I can think of (there  > may be more). The first is to cut my losses and buy a Morco D61 which may (or  > most probably will not) fit in the gap and align with the existing flue. The  > second is to part exchange the old unit for a reconditioned one - there is a  > company at Lowestoft advertising (on Ebay) exchange units for about £100  > irrespective of condition of old heater. Since I have "caught a cold" buying  > through Ebay in the past I am somewhat reluctant to throw some more of my hard  > earned pension down the drain! >  > Has anyone had experience of dealing with this company in Lowestoft  > (regarding recon Palomas), or can anyone offer an alternative suggestion - dodgy s/h  > Palomas allegedly in working order or converting to a calorifier are not  > particularly attractive options. >  > Arthur Naylor >  >  >  >  >  >  > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
I think that a good clean with glass paper and judicious use of plumbers flux and a LARGE soldering iron might fix it. As the heat exchanger should be full of water the solder should not melt. However if its a heat exchanger or keel/tank cooled engine I would cut my losses and fit a calorifier - no singed eyebrows! Tony Brooks
