[The Carpet Cleaning Pro]

On a machine I am sorting there is a blower heat exchanger and a set of 3 exhaust heat exchangers. Upon tesing today I found that there was water coming out of the exhaust. Upon closer inspection (stripping down exhaust heat exchangers) I noticed that one of the 3 has a leak. It is coming from the inner core allowing water into the exhaust.

Can this be repaired? If so by who?

I could bypass the leaking core and just run water through 2 of the 3. What effect will this have on the heat? Take longer to heat or not get the water as hot?

[Buckland]

If you want to get exhaust hx repaired you can probably find someone local to you who deals in specialist radiator services - if you cant and are prepared to travel I have used a company called Wessex Radiators at Burseldon near Southampton - they are really excellent and quick and pretty reasonable for cost as well - they are on Providence Hill corner with Portsmouth Road - unless they have moved recently - it looks like a bit of a dump but they do excellent work and there is nothing in terms of radiators they cannot fix - they completely re-cored a radiator for me for reasonable money
Give them a call Tel: 023 80402848

Good luck

dave

[The Carpet Cleaning Pro]

How are they going to fix it when the leak is inside? Do they cut it open or something?

[Simon Gerrard]

Mick, is it an ambient radiator type heat exchanger? If so it may be difficult to make a repair but I've had them repaired in the past.

Simon

[The Carpet Cleaning Pro]

It is a tube-in-shell type.

[The Carpet Cleaning Pro]

Well I have bypassed 1 of the 3 and all seems ok. Still got good heat.