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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