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    Cold water tank overflowing

    Hi all, looking for some advice about an overflowing cold water tank. Each morning the tank has continued filling up, so by the morning we have water coming out the overflow pipe outside. My initial thought was either (a) the ball valve was not set to the right height to turn off the water...
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    Help needed. Toilet tank flash valve access/flapper replacement.

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows it this kind of flush valve can be opened to access the flapper to replace it? The water from the tank is leaking into the bowl one drop at a time and i thonk the rubber flapper os not sealing properly. Can this be ooened in anyway to access the flapper...
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    Cleaning Cold Water Storage Tank

    Hello. Decided to clean sediment from my cold water storage tank(just sediment nothing else is there). The pipe to the tank also splits off and feeds the hot water systems header tank(which also needs cleaned, but the boiler man can do that one). The water tank has 3 outlets. The overflow, one...
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    Urgent - communal boiler in council flat - my tank doesn't fill up with hot water

    Looking for urgent plumbing advice - we have a communal heating system in our ex-council flat, and individual hot water tank in the bathroom. for a week we haven't had hot water coming out of the taps and the tank is stone cold. 2 plumbers/engineers so far have tried to clear the suspected...
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    Hot water tank coil

    Can I get a backboiler connected to an indirect vented hot water cylinder through the existing small bore coil which was used previously for a pumped oil boiler, ie do I have to get a new tank with a wide bore gravity feed coil (and scrap the present hot tank?) I understand the pump would have...
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    Venting a non vented tank

    Hello all Is there any reason why I couldn't convert a non vented thermal store to a vented version by removing the AAV on top of the tank and replacing it with a header tank?
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    Shower option - cast your vote! Cold from loft tank VS Pressure Equalising Valve?

    First - an apology for monopolising the forum with all my plumbing questions! I'm hoping this will be my last and I'll move onto something else (like choosing a woodburner, which is the next thing on the to do list)... My situation... We've having a bathroom refit and will have a new bath with...
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    Hot water pressure- strange storage tank

    Hello. We have a system boiler in the kitchen filling what appears to be a two stage storage tank on the landing (under boiler pressure). There is no additional storage in the attic. Hot water from the shower bar is fine but all other hot taps are low pressure. Cold water pressure appears fine...
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    Can a new oil tank install be DIYed?

    Hi. Asking for a relative whose neighbour seemingly DIYed an oil tank replacement. She was aware of 'oil' smells at regular times in the weeks following this, although that has since died down. Is there a way of checking whether the installation was registered, a bit like boiler installs? Thanks.
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    Ideal Mexico with no F&E Tank?

    Hi, i've done a system conversion this weekend. Ideal Mexico out and vaillant ecotec combi in. Everything was stripped out but i couldn't find a F&E tank in the loft. Just a CWSS. I then looked for a filling loop and expansion vessel as i thought somebody may have converted it a few years back...
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    Best Place to sell brand new water tank and boiler and radiators

    Hi guys, apologies if this is not apropriate but I have a bunch of brand new stuff I am trying to sell quickly due to a house sale, a water tank, boiler, radiators, where is the best place to advertise? thank you in advance.
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    Hot Water tank filling too slowly

    Hi, looking for some advice about a hotter tank that is filling too slowly from the header. The tank drains when the shower is used. Do I need a bigger tan or can I fit something to stop the tank draining totally ? Thanks in advance . . . Taylor
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    unpressurized open/direct UFH with buffer tank heat source

    The following is a proposed very simple installation of UFH open/direct to an existing 1000 gallon fossil fuel hot water storage tank: We are told that this won't work since the UFH pipework and pump are above the height of the tank, and therefore gravity will empty the UFH... But our...
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    Leaky overflow pipe at loft level but no water tank in my loft.

    Hi all, I live in an end of terrace house and there are two overflow pipes next to each other on my neighbours side of the fence. I assumed that the one closest to us was our overflow pipe. It has recently started dripping constantly and it is damaging our fence. Thinking it was my issue, I...
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    How do I totally rid tank and toilet bowl of floating white mold

    I read a slight report that TREE TEA OIL was the best solution. I have tried straight bleach, after diluting it in prior tests. Did little or NOTHING. Citric acid is said to maybe help, but not REMEDY. I’m seeking something to halt growth for 60-120 days!
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    Hot water venting into header tank

    Hi guys. I have an issue with the header tank in my loft being full of hot water. The vent from the cylinder goes into the cold water tank so it’s not coming from there. There is a vent pipe that comes from what I am assuming is the hot feed to the cylinder coil (50mm copper looks like it come...
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    Any gotcha's to drain and refill a hotwater tank to replace 2 x immersion heaters?

    My daughter has all electric heating, however, the lower economy 7 immersion has failed (high resistance short to earth). I received what I consider a ridiculously high quote of over £400 to drain the tank and replace both immersions (upper boost immersion is working but 8 years old so I assume...
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    Continuous noisy pipes and water tank + huge water leak

    Hello, Three days backs, the pipes in my flat next to the hot water tank banged violently for a few seconds (water hammer?). Since then, the water in the pipes is creating a whooshing sound that comes for a brief period when the toilet is flushed or tap is used. In addition, the cold water...
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    Unvented system and expansion tank pressurisation

    I've recently had a prv changed by a British Gas engineer under the homecare contract that I've taken out. The valve had failed and water was pouring out from the overflow pipe. The valve was replaced without too much issue. However, the red expansion tank above the boiler was NOT re-pressurised...
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    Why can I hear tank in loft filling after I use hot water

    When I use the hot water tap I can hear the tank filling up in the loft. Don’t remember hearing it before. Is this normal?

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