CO Presenting As Water Leak

John · Aug 16, 2018

I rent out a flat through a estate agents who have recently had some work done on the boiler. There was a small leak on one of the heat exchangers which turned out to be the O-rings. The estate agents have said it needed to be repaired immediately as a CO leak can present as a water leak. If this is the case can someone please explain how this would happen?

Thanks

Deleted member 32524 · Aug 20, 2018

Mate, pay the bill. Would you prefer a dead tennant to save a few quid. You are getting a nice nest egg, paid out of someone else's pocket, out of the flat/house. If you don't trust the agent then change. Or use the GSR you use for your own property, assuming you service and maintain your own equipment.

Ric2013 · Aug 20, 2018

I would expect, by now, any half-decent landlord would have already had this sorted or have the repair arranged. Failing that, the boiler's been isolated and the tenants are getting free rent until the hot water is back on. Would seem a fair offer to me.

But who's saying the OP hasn't got a Gas-Safe guy working on site as I type?

johnduffell · Aug 20, 2018

Not sure why this has gone off topic, i read the op and all other posts before commenting. The op said it had already been repaired before he even posted. He is asking if a carbon monoxide leak could occur from a water leak. Not whether he should pay some bill that's been invented by later posters. I'm sure the heating engineer would have preferred to do the repair within normal hours, also it would have been cheaper, and the tenant could have put a towel under the boiler until the next day just like the OP would have used for his own property..

kris · Aug 21, 2018

Of course it could . Heat exchangers carry water as Well as gas depending on model make of boiler so it's very possible a hex could leak CO but a CO leak and water leak are 2 different things so it comes down to What the leak was like ie a stain a scorch or a river lol. The fact the CO detector didn't go says water if CO is up to date and working.