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    Tankless Water heater: Expansion tank burst

    Hi. It's cold as heck in Austin. Temps dropped to single digits last night in Austin. Last night loss power @ 2AM. This morning around 11:30am, heard a loud explosion coming from outside area where the tankless water heater system is installed. Noticed that the expansion tank exploded. You can...
  2. D

    Air lock from cold water storage tank

    Having problems with a recurring air lock in the cold water system which is tank fed. Every couple of months it dribbles out very slowly hot water. Not full flow but just a dribble. I use a wet vac to suck the air out every couple of months but it re occurs. Is it possible it’s due to a faulty...
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    Water venting into header tank

    Hi Guys I’m no expert so excuse the question if I’ve done something wrong. I noticed some persistent noises happening with my heating. I therefore decided to use the 3 stage fernox fluids. F3 then F1 then F2. This meant that I had to completely drain system and refill a couple of times. I...
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    My tank thermostat only works once a day!

    I have an ESI ESCTDEB Electronic dual cylinder thermostat fitted to a Stelflow 205l unvented tank wired to a timer going off at 10pm and on at 6am. Every morning the water is hot but gets cooler during the day. The thermostat only calls for hot water first thing. I can push the reset button...
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    Oil tank valve issue.

    Hi I have an oil tank valve that needs replaced as it will not shut off fully. I understand that probably the best way forward is to wait a few months till oil level low then raise valve end of tank but is there a way to bung the oil if say you encountered a leaking valve? I was thinking many...
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    Intermittent Overflow of Feed and Expansion Tank

    Hello my parents have a house with an open vented system. It has an oil boiler feeding 4 circuits of radiators and also an indirect hot water cylinder. It also has a solid fuel fireplace back boiler (with 4 pipes) to it. The fire can heat both the radiator and the hot water. The fire is never...
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    Low temprature oil tank thread sealant?

    Happy New Year all! New Year new problems..... I have a new Titan oil tank to connect up replacing a similar un bunded one. No problem, fitted the original many years ago, I have my boiler on a temporary tank but I need to get the tank fittings on to get it filled. The 1" fitting in brass needs...
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    Header Tank Temperature

    Just been in loft and noticed header tank on my vented system is hot. I understand that this acts as a feed for heating and expansion when heating water gets hot. Is this normal for tank to get very warm? Both the feed pipe and vent pipe are hot but no water coming out of vent. Never noticed...
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    Header tank valve replaced, noise diagnosis help!

    An easy one I’m hoping. Replaced main water header tank valve as kept getting stuck and overflowing. No probs with the replacement but since completing, the noise of water running through the pipes as it refills is very loud, so much so that we dare not flush the toilet late at night as the...
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    Recommendations for plug to avoid need to drain down storage tank

    The isolating valve on the tank outlet is sized so I'm looking for a tool or technique for plugging the tank outlet so the valve can be changed. I can feel that the bore of the fitting to be plugged is not smooth, appears to have 2 ridges! Advice and suggestions, please
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    Tyrrell Oil Tank with pre-fit sensor.

    Hi I have an older (circa 2000) Tyrrell tank. There is a "dome" cover under which there is an apparent level sensor. Can anybody help to identify this for me? Thanks
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    Water overflow from CH expansion/fill tank

    I have intermittent problems with hot water flowing into my central heating expansion/fill tank from the vent pipe sometimes when the system starts first thing in the morning causing the tank overflow to run. It does not happen every time and it only seems to happen first thing and not when the...
  13. Bettyboo

    Is there a problem with my Dad's storage tank?

    My Dad heats his water and house with an oil fuelled boiler. He has an unvented storage tank which also has an immersion . The tank is covered with foam insulation. He lives alone and his tank is about the same size as my 250 litres unvented megaflo tank. His tank is set to 60 degrees on side of...
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    Advice Please - 40mm Solvent Weld in Black inc Tank connectors?

    Hi All I currently have a Koi set up and it's all done with Toolstation push fit connectors (these are an odd size and different to polypipe ones, the ends have a 'clip' that holds the rubber seal in). I have emptied the system due to leaks popping up all over the place, i have elbows, Tee's...
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    Overflow from cold water tank won’t stop

    Please can anyone give me advice. The overflow from my cold water tank started dripping so I changed the complete valve and ball. I set the ball to maximum on the arm and still it continues to trickle water. Would changing the 4 1/2 inch ball to a 6 inch ball help. Any help to stop this...
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    Dripping overflow from pressurised CH system on duplex tank line

    There is a constant drip from the 22dia overflow line which terminates at the HW cylinder but it is not the cylinder which is leaking as the tundish is always dry. There is cold water feed to the cylinder which has branches to 2 off expansion vessels with a PRV which can release across into the...
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    Oil Fired Central Heating Tank Question

    This is what it looks like. It has been inspected and it is still servicable just needs cleaning up and painting. Yes, I know it's ancient and could do with replacing but so is the owner and funds are limited. Has anyone in PF land got any idea of how the gauge works? Is it a float mechanism...
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    2 tank to hopefully 1

    We have moved to a new house and have found 2 hot water tanks in the loft.One of the tanks feeds wash basins and kitchen sink with hot water, the other tank feeds a single bath with hot water. I cannot see why I need this extra tank and plan to plumb the bath to the single tank. My problem is...
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    Require lid and insulation jacket for a cold water storage tank in loft

    I have two 114 litre / 25 gallon cold water storage (header) tanks connected in series in my loft. They feed the cold water taps on my baths (including the showers) and the hot water cylinder. They are open top, rectangular tanks, but have insulation jackets with integral lids - that is, the lid...
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    Oil tank inside garage is it ok?

    Hi I'm looking for some advice my parents property has a double skinned oil tank which is located within a garage (garage is not used for anything else). The company they purchase their oil from keep pushing them to move the oil tank outside. I appreciate the tank position is not likely to...

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