Reply To: Boiler lifespan

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

At that age and scale it is likely to be of copper so unless something really weird has happened to the boiler (or it’s been abused) it should be fine while it still passes the standard hydraulic and steam tests.

It would be worth knowing if it lived mainly on soft or hard water. The latter may have deposited a lot of lime-scale that would need careful removal with a mild descaler such as citric acid or kettle de-furrer.