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dendenden
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.
Around where it is attached is some limescale.
What's the best way to deal with this? I was thinking of closing off the tap on the pipe at the top of the tank, then partially emptying the tank with the bleed tap at the base of the tank, them clearing off the scale and then tightening the nut. Or would this potentially make it worse?
The tank has a slight 'give' in it when you press into it. I'm assuming that this is normal?
I'm off on holiday tomorrow so would rather avoid a larger job now and seek a temporary fix in the meantime.
Any advice would be much appreciated- I've attached some pics for your reference.
Thanks in advance, Den
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.
Around where it is attached is some limescale.
What's the best way to deal with this? I was thinking of closing off the tap on the pipe at the top of the tank, then partially emptying the tank with the bleed tap at the base of the tank, them clearing off the scale and then tightening the nut. Or would this potentially make it worse?
The tank has a slight 'give' in it when you press into it. I'm assuming that this is normal?
I'm off on holiday tomorrow so would rather avoid a larger job now and seek a temporary fix in the meantime.
Any advice would be much appreciated- I've attached some pics for your reference.
Thanks in advance, Den
