I mended mine with plumbers solder & Gaz blow lamp

> > I have a Paloma Mk5 water heater on PM which has developed a small leak in
> > the heat exchanger department.
>
> > is a
> > company at Lowestoft advertising (on Ebay) exchange units for about £100
> > irrespective of condition of old heater.
> >
> > Has anyone had experience of dealing with this company in Lowestoft
> > (regarding recon Palomas), or can anyone offer an alternative suggestion
>
>Have you tried a repair? We bought a camper van 18 months or so ago (from
>eBay!), "everything working", ahem, well, let's just say the Paloma water
>heater leaked like a sieve.
>
>We saw the same company advertising and, reasoning that attempting a
>repair wasn't going to affect the trade-in value, called in mechanic
>brother-in-law to take a look. Literally 5 minutes to disassemble, 5
>minutes artistry with a brazing torch and 5 minutes to reassemble. Still
>going strong and leak free 18 months later, used often.
>
>Fully accept you may not have such easy access to the skills/equipment
>required though, in which case one of your alternatives may be more
>suitable.
>
>cheers
>Martyn
>
>


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