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Old 3rd August 2021, 08:23   #21
SD1too
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Originally Posted by dave lincs View Post
I did one of these last week and it was leaking on the seam as I've seen many times before ...
Dave,

You didn't test yours on the bench to verify your theory did you. You assumed that it was because of what it looked like. Had you filled it with water as I recommended, you would have found out that the seam wasn't leaking after all.
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You should not tell people not to change it saying it will be the seals unless you or someone has physically looked at it and made a diagnosis
You should not tell people to change the thermostat saying that the seam is leaking when you haven't proved it.
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Surely if you are doing the job you might as well change it ...
Definitely not Dave. Firstly "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" and secondly you'd more than likely end up with an incorrect 82˚ thermostat replacing your perfectly serviceable and correct 88˚ original part. Where's the sense in that?

Simon
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