Burst pipe in my flat

[Colalok2002]

I have currently had a burst pipe in my flat, I was going away for a long time and I was trying to turn off my main water supply for the flat. I have a unvented cylinder system.

First, I turned off the switch for the cylinder, then I turn the handle of the three shutoff valves (one is above the cylinder), but after a few hours I was told that one of the pipe bursted....

I just want to know why and what did I do wrong.....

 

[Christopher buzzard]

Do you have any photos of the cylinder cupboard?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Guess you didn't turn the mains off

 

[Colalok2002]

This is the picture of the cupboard, the red lever i turned off

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Left brass stop tap is your mains stop tap

 

[Colalok2002]

Oh i see.....

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You probably won't of been able to turn it any way very stiff need tools

 

[Colalok2002]

Yea it is stiff indeed, so.... turning off the red levers but not the main caused the burst?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

prob wont turn the hot water off but it could of been a heating system leak without knowing hard to say

 

[Colalok2002]

I see, thx a lot man