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    HELP issue with Eco 7 and water tank

    Hi All First thread I live in a ground floor apartment and have an economy 7 immersion heater with the booster and I have issues all round... 1st I have an electric water pump for the shower and hot taps in the bathroom which cuts out after 10-15 minutes of use and won't re work for atleast an...
    • Bez9
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    • tank water water tank
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Leaking Range Tribune hot water tank

    Hi folks - can anyone give me some advice? I've got a Range Tribute hot water tank upstairs in my house (boiler downstairs) and it has started leaking slowly out of the 'Secondary Return' valve. It drips about once every 20 seconds and the water is oxidising - photos attached. Is it just a...
    • rbanksy
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    • hot water leaking tank water water tank
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Water Leak from Plastic Water Tank in Loft next to the pipe Connections

    Hi, Woke up this morning to find water dripping from the ceiling. Had a look in the loft and its coming from the point where one of the pipes connects to the plastic water tank towards the bottom of the tank. Please see photo. Any idea how we can fix this?
    • Scorps79
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    • leak pipe plastic tank water water tank
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    First time fitting a cold water tank tomorrow. Some questions

    Hi guys Fitting a 25 cold water tank tomorrow, taking out an old metal tank which looks as thought it is insulated with slabs of straw/hay. She had a leak in the loft last week, i went to investigate, obvious signs of water in the loft, metal tank with lots of rust inside and out. Time for a...
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    Weird thing dangling in cold water tank

    Hi all, So I have a problem with my ball valve so my cold water tank is overflowing. Probably a knackered washer, but that's a different story. The odd thing is that when looking in the tank I found something hooked into the insulation strapping and floating inside. it looks ceramic with...
    • virtualmick
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    • cold tank water water tank
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    water tank filling up from outlet pipe

    Hi Black water tank keeps filling up and water comes out the overflow from outside. It is coming in from the bottom pipe which is the outlet pipe. The pipe is warm to touch. So hot water is going into the tank. No heating has been switched on. Hot water is heated up for 1 hour in morning 1 hour...
    • illumini
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    • filling pipe tank water water tank
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Hot water tank leak

    Hi It seems that I have a leak coming from my water tank and it might need to be replaced. I live in a first floor flat so am concerned about any potential damage that could have happened to the flat below me. The leak doesn't seem that bad, just about 2/3 inches of soggy carpet in the...
    • moomin1982
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    • hot water leak tank water water tank
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    leaking hot water tank advice needed

    Hello all I've made this account so that I may see if anyone can offer me some help. I've noticed that my hot water tank has a slight leak from the (What I assume to be) the outlet pipe where it joins onto the tank. The water has trickled down and overtime is has pooled inside the insulation...
    • dendenden
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    • hot water leaking tank water water tank
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Loud vibrating noise when colder water tank is filling

    We recently had a repair done to a leak under our kitchen sink. Since then we are occasionally getting a loud vibrating noise, which seems to happen when the cold water tank is filling up in the loft. Last night the noise went on for a couple of minutes. I'm guessing it's to do with the cold...
    • David Palmer
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    • filling noise tank water water tank
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Empty Water Tank In Attic

    Hi All, i moved into a house a couple of years ago and have decided to board the loft. I've found any empty water tank that must have been used before an immersion tank was installed but it's still connected to a pipe going into the wall. Is it ok to remove the tank? If so, what should I do...
    • Richarp
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    • tank water water tank
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    hot water tank overflowing.

    Hi guys, hot water tank with the f and e tank as integral part on top. The ball valve has been changed and i believe the overflow is clear yet the hot water is either overflowing the top when hot or high levels of condensation are dripping from the lid. Has anyone experienced a problem like this...
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    Need some guidance cold water tank which has hot water elements

    Well am stuck on this one working in a coffee shop just now doing it up for them opening . And they have lost hot water.so goes up the loft to find a cold water tank which has two heating elements at the bottom of this tank.the tank has rotten inside out and leaked on the cables causing a small...
    • smtplumbing
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    • cold hot water tank water water tank
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Any ideas - hot water tank problem

    I am posting this again as suggested by Admin. I have just had my hot water tank changed as the old one kept causing the electrics to trip out due to the build up of lime scale and silt over a 50 year period and it had also started leaking. The hot water tank is in my airing cupboard next door...
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    Desperate for advice please - new hot water tank

    I have just had my hot water tank changed as the old one kept causing the electrics to trip out due to the build up of lime scale and silt over a 50 year period and it had also started leaking. The hot water tank is in my airing cupboard next door to the bathroom in a position slightly higher...
    • Unregistered
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    • hot water tank water water tank
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Leaking hot water tank; repair or get a new one ???

    HI everyone :) I'm a girl and have a problem; My hot water tank upstairs started to leak yesterday :( I don't know if it's worth getting someone to try to repair it or just get the new one. Thank you very much for any advice.
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    Draining hot water tank and cylinder

    Hi when wanting to drain the hot water pipework on a tank and cylinder system. Do people tend to use the gate valve on the cold feed to the cylinder? Or not as this can be prone to stop in the off position when turned off, if they haven't been used for a while.
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    Very poor shower - Worse when heating used more than norm - Hot water tank - Pump

    Hi Guys, First and foremost a quick apology should this be in the wrong part of the forum. I have put here in the general section of the forum as frankly I am not entirely sure what part of my plumbing is actually causing the problems... Cutting a long story short, I essentially have a...
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    Disconnecting cold water tank feed to bathroom & connecting directly to the mains.

    Hi, I’m looking for some advice. I have recently moved into a ground floor flat (leasehold), with 3 flats above me, in an old Victorian conversion. I’m planning on renovating my bathroom and have a problem pipe in the corner of the room where I want the bath to go, boxed in with a valve key...
    • JessB
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    • bathroom cold mains tank water water tank
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Mystery cold water tank overflow

    I have an oil fired boiler supplying ch & hot-water cylinder coil-heating via a pressurised primary circuit. I have two venturi type showers located on the first floor supplied by mains cold and hw from the cylinder located on the ground floor. The other taps (mixer) in the house are fed from...
    • Jobie
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    • cold overflow tank water water tank
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Slow, dripping water filling water tank in loft... Please see below:

    Hi Guys, I'm experiencing a bit of an issue here: When turning the taps on for hot water, there isn't any current / flow of water coming in and I don't know why. It felt as if something / someone turned the tap off. As a result, this has effected the kitchen, washing machine, dish washer...
    • hasa
    • Thread
    • filling tank water water tank
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice

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