Ideal Return Connection Pack 177817

The Ideal 177817 Return Connection Pack is a hydraulic connection assembly used on Ideal Commercial heating appliances. It forms the return-side pipework connection between the appliance and the system, allowing the return pipework to be joined to the heat exchanger circuit. The pack is supplied as an Ideal spare and carries the alternative number 1783161.

• Visible weeping or dripping at the return connection while the appliance is running or after it has cooled.
• Staining, crusting or limescale tracking around the return pipe joint, indicating a long-standing slow leak.
• Corrosion or pitting on the connection body or its mating faces.
• Difficulty achieving a sound seal when the return pipework is reconnected, such as a joint that will not pull up tight.
• Disturbed or perished seals at the connection after the pipework has been broken into for other work.

• Confirm the appliance model and serial number, and check the compatibility list below, so the correct connection pack is supplied.
• Note the alternative number 1783161 when cross-referencing against older documentation or an existing part.
• Inspect the existing seals and washers at the return connection and replace them if they are compressed, split or hardened.