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Corroded pipes new build

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Recently I began to smell damp in my boiler cupboard. I can see there is a lot of blue and white corrosion on the copper pipes and I can see they are slowly dripping.

On looking at the cupboard under the kitchen sink - same thing. Pipes very blue and corroded with slow dripping. The house is 4 years old but I stupidly never serviced the boiler.

Is this normal? Do pipes this old corrode? Is it because I haven’t serviced the boiler, or bad plumbing? I can’t say I’ve lost pressure but it is taking a very long time to heat the shower these days and the water doesnt seem to be as hot.
 
Yes pipe can corrode but usually there's a reason for this the lack of servicing hasn't helped as small issues are found and sorted out before they become serious , you will need a engineer to sort out the problems and service the boiler
Kop
 
First pic is under boiler, second under sink.
 

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They should clean up ok the most likely cause is flux residue from when the boiler was installed if there's no leakage ? then some wire wool should take it off , still get the boiler serviced and checked though . Kop
 
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