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  1. M

    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...
  2. S

    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
  3. L

    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...
  4. U

    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
  5. I

    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.
  6. M

    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.
  7. G

    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...
  8. J

    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
  9. G

    Air in hot water tank heating coil ?

    Hi all, I have a pumped two valve system. When the boiler first fires up and both valves open, both heating and hot water get hot OK but there is loads of air rushing around the tank heating circuit ?. You can hear it going through the pump and bubbling through the tank ?. I cant understand why...
    • graham w
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    • heating hot water tank water water tank
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  10. J

    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
  11. H

    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
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    • filling tank water water tank
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  12. B

    Help needed on water tank issue.......

    Hi I've got an issue with my water tank where every now and then it overflows causing water to come out of the overflow pipe which then falls outside. I've had this issue for a number of years and it is very starange as I can't see where this excess water comes from. My initial thought was...
    • BTez
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    • tank water water tank
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  13. S

    Water tank problems.

    Hi, my first post so hi everyone. we recently moved into a new house, with black particles swimming through the upstairs cold taps. Upon inspecting the attic water tank, there was around an inch of sludge in the bottom. So we got a plumber in last week to disconnect the tank and hook the cold...
    • Seanuss
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    • tank water water tank
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  14. K

    Cleaning or New cold water tank - London NW3

    Hi, I was just wondering if someone could assist us. We leave in a flat in London NW3 and we have a cold water tank under our roof ( approx 1m wide, 60cm high and 60cm deep) . The tank clearly needs cleaning, lid placed on top (it currently does not have any lid) and water tested or...
    • Karine
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    • cold london tank water water tank
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  15. R

    vented indirect water tank

    hi there looking for a little help, i have a water tank in the cupboard upstairs run by economy 7 rubbish and i am having a wood burner put in downstairs with a back boiler just to heat the water and a heat sink rad.i have bought a new indirect water tank and was wondering if i could plumb this...
    • redmist
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    • tank water water tank
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  16. R

    vented indirect hot water tank

    hi there all wonder if you can help me, i am in the process of having a log burner plumbed into the hot water side of economy 7 heating this will be taking place in a months time my question is i have bought an indirect hot water tank and would like to put this in place and plumb it into the...
    • redmist
    • Thread
    • hot water tank water water tank
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  17. SimonG

    2,500 Litre Water Tank.

    I have a 2,500 litre water tank that I am about to install. Filled from a nearby stream, or it will be. My question is this. The water supply is from the stream, a submersible pump in a concrete chamber, this feeds into my plant room in 22mm copper, there is an expansion vessel, pressure...
  18. B

    Strangest vibrating noise from roof water tank

    Ok, so here's my situation. I have a cold water tank stored on a 2m high tower, which is on top of my roof of my 2 storey house. The cold water tank has an "in" pipe, coming from the city supply which fills it up. This has been fine for the past few years (house and all plumbing stuff is about...
    • brainii
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    • noise tank water water tank
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  19. L

    Leak from valve or something at water tank

    Hi guys. This afternoon, got a phone call from missus telling me that the floor in the airing cupboard was wet, and that it'd been leaking... Came home, and found that it was leaking from something. Now, me not being technical, I'm not sure what it is that's leaking, but it looks like it...
    • lovelldr
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    • leak tank valve water water tank
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  20. H

    ball valve change loft water tank

    Hi, My overflow has been constantly going from the loft cold water tank. On looking the ball valve was very old and had been bent and tied and all sorts and it was leaking. I think it was a part one valve. I have tried replacing it with a part 2 valve. I have it in place and tightened...
    • hanban8
    • Thread
    • tank valve water water tank
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice

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