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new water cylinder fitted. are all these problems connected
Hi. just wondering if anybody could help as not certain if all these problems are connected or if I am just having a run of bad luck. Around 6 weeks ago I had a leak in my hot water cylinder which flooded through the ceiling. The system was drained down partially and isolated, leaving us with...- kev5585
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Need a robust immersion heater - direct hot water cylinder
Hi guys, just wondering if you could tell me where I might be able to buy a more robust immersion heater for a direct hot water cylinder. Cuts does not have central heating or any other way to heat hw but has to change the immersion heater approx after 8 months- beesley121
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- cylinder heater hot water immersion water water cylinder
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Hot water cylinder not heating up (when heating is on)
As above, my hot water cylinder will not heat up when the heating is on. The hot water will heat up when the immersion is on. The pipes going to the coil are both hot, even when the heating is on all day it won't heat! Any help greatly appreciated Thanks- Rippy
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- cylinder heating hot water water water cylinder
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Collapsed hot water cylinder
Hello everyone im new to this forum so I would like to say 'hello' and ask a question about a problem that has just happened with a horizontal hot water cylinder there was a huge loud bang last night and the cylinder has imploded. At the time I had a wood burning stove on and just before the...- Networks1
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- cylinder hot water water water cylinder
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Installing an unvented hot water cylinder
Hi. Im thinking of changing my vented hot water cylinder to a unvented indirect one due to pressure issues in my bathroom.. Is changing it over pretty much just connecting it to the mains water in the loft and swapping over the cylinder? Is it fairly like for like in that sense? also...- Chiltonpops
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- cylinder hot water unvented water water cylinder
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Replacing a Hot water cylinder?
Hello. Have a small cottage that had electrics rads in. I want to get a wet central heating system put in. The hot water for the cottage comes via a heating element in the cylinder and the occasional use of a wood burning stove which is plumbed in to heat water as an alternative. Can this...- johnsculp
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- cylinder hot water replacing water water cylinder
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Why is the puffa jacket on hot water cylinder burnt?
Hi, Recently bought a 1930s semi and was checking the attic out. Can any one tell me why the puffa jacket on this hot water cylinder is burnt - has it overheated? Since both the pipe near it is copper and the cylinder itself is copper, if it overheated wouldnt both sides of the puffa jacket be...- Adam78
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- cylinder hot water water water cylinder
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Leaking hot water cylinder
From the attached photo is it possible to see if the joint and fitting is likely to be repairable and if so how. David- Utilmap
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- cylinder hot water leaking water water cylinder
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Hot water cylinder jacket over thermostat?
Hello all, quick question, just fitted a jacket around my hot water cylinder and left the immersion heater uncovered, should I leave the cylinder thermostat uncovered as well or does it not make any difference? thanks- Touran Daddy
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- cylinder hot water thermostat water water cylinder
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Hot Water Cylinder for ASHP
Hi, I wonder if someone will help me resolve conflicting advice from various plumbers regarding the replacement of my old hot water cylinder (20+ years old) which has begun to leak. I had a 14 Kw Ecodan fitted last year (thats a whole other story!!!) but retained my old cylinder in a vented...- sinaloa
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- cylinder hot water water water cylinder
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Hot water cylinder replacement
I need to replace a leaking hot water cyclinder. So far I've contacted about 4 plumbers but none have got back to me, so I'm considering tackling the job myself. I have bought a drop in replacement cylinder with connections in the exact same positions. I'm hoping to re-use the existing...- brian_mk
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- cylinder hot water replacement water water cylinder
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Air noise from hot water cylinder when boiler on
I’ve just moved into a house that is suffering from air rushing/bubbling noise in the hot water tank when the boiler is on heating the hot water. The boiler is an old oil fired Camray Quartet, I think, as only the manufacturer name is visible with no model number. There is a Zilmet expansion...- robdav
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- boiler cylinder hot water noise water water cylinder
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Leaking unvented hot water cylinder - help needed - pics included
HI We've got an unvented hot water cylinder with an element for providing hot water when not being feb by the Stanley Waterford stove which also does the central heating. I've just noticed stains on the ceiling downstairs so took a look at the cylinder and there is tonnes of efflourescence and...- jbc27
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- cylinder hot water leaking unvented water water cylinder
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hot water cylinder
My bro's Hot water cylinder keeps resetting itself, it is a direct cylinder, heated purely by the immersion, the immersion heater keeps resetting, meaning he has no hot water. I have replaced, the thermostat, no luck, the whole immersion, no luck. he has been on an electrical forum and they...- jase158
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- cylinder hot water water water cylinder
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hot water cylinder thermostat
every few months the wires on my hot water thermostat stiffen and sometimes get a bluish corrosion on them and cause the thermostat to stop working until I replace the wire that has corroded. There is no moisture around the wires so why would this be happening?- boomtheroom
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- cylinder hot water thermostat water water cylinder
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selecting a hot water cylinder
I am in the process of selecting a replacement hot water cylinder and am looking at an indirect unit with the port for the immersion element located on the radius of the top of the cylinder. This means that I need to know how much space is required between the top of the cylinder and the ceiling...- Steve Byron
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- cylinder hot water water water cylinder
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Leaking Water Cylinder
Hi, New poster looking for some advice please :) Got a water cylinder in the airing cupboard upstairs with an immersion heater on top. After clearing out the airing cupboard yesterday noticed that a load of towels and old bedding was wet through and found a drip coming from the bottom of the...- markk1982
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- cylinder leaking water water cylinder
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Strange Hot Water Cylinder
I'm looking for a bit of help in identifying a hot water cylinder that I've inherited. It came with some hot-water type solar panels that I bought second hand on ebay years ago. The chap that removed it said that it was a full set up - I also got a (very simple and crude) control box, a CH pump...- takenforgranted
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- cylinder hot water water water cylinder
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Gledhill hot water cylinder
Every time hot water is used my cylinder pops and bangs, do I have a faulty cylinder? Has anyone had same problem?- Daz1908
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- cylinder hot water water water cylinder
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manifold with hot water cylinder query...
Hello.... hope someone can help or offer advice.... I am about to buy an underfloor heating manifold converted to work with rads....so that means the flow meters taken off and the the manifold capped to close of the connection points that were used by the flow meters,,, my enquiry is to ask if...- stan1
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- cylinder hot water water water cylinder
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- Forum: Bathroom Advice
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