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  1. C

    Cold water tank overflowing

    Hi all, looking for some advice about an overflowing cold water tank. Each morning the tank has continued filling up, so by the morning we have water coming out the overflow pipe outside. My initial thought was either (a) the ball valve was not set to the right height to turn off the water...
  2. D

    Hot water tank coil

    Can I get a backboiler connected to an indirect vented hot water cylinder through the existing small bore coil which was used previously for a pumped oil boiler, ie do I have to get a new tank with a wide bore gravity feed coil (and scrap the present hot tank?) I understand the pump would have...
  3. D

    Best Place to sell brand new water tank and boiler and radiators

    Hi guys, apologies if this is not apropriate but I have a bunch of brand new stuff I am trying to sell quickly due to a house sale, a water tank, boiler, radiators, where is the best place to advertise? thank you in advance.
    • Deleted member 123641
    • Thread
    • boiler radiators tank water water tank
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Boilers
  4. H

    Hot Water tank filling too slowly

    Hi, looking for some advice about a hotter tank that is filling too slowly from the header. The tank drains when the shower is used. Do I need a bigger tan or can I fit something to stop the tank draining totally ? Thanks in advance . . . Taylor
  5. C

    Leaky overflow pipe at loft level but no water tank in my loft.

    Hi all, I live in an end of terrace house and there are two overflow pipes next to each other on my neighbours side of the fence. I assumed that the one closest to us was our overflow pipe. It has recently started dripping constantly and it is damaging our fence. Thinking it was my issue, I...
  6. S

    Continuous noisy pipes and water tank + huge water leak

    Hello, Three days backs, the pipes in my flat next to the hot water tank banged violently for a few seconds (water hammer?). Since then, the water in the pipes is creating a whooshing sound that comes for a brief period when the toilet is flushed or tap is used. In addition, the cold water...
  7. B

    Hot water tank thermostat

    Hi, can anyone advise a quality brand of thermostat, mine recently failed and I fitted a 'Backermatic' supplied by a local plumber but it does not work properly. The water is either totally boiling or cold with a tiny adjustment. Thanks in advance, David
  8. Joshhunt92

    Hot water tank clicking on and off

    Hi guys My hot water tank has starting clicking on and off every 1-2 mins which is incredibly noisy and annoying. My heating is off, so the only time the tank should click into action is if we use hot water and it needs to bring the tank back up to temperature! Can anyone advise?
  9. M

    Use electric hot water tank in series with gas boiler

    Hi, we are building a new house and we are going to be using central heating and radiators with a gas boiler. We live in a remote rural place and we have to generate our own light. We have set up some solar power and generate more than what our batteries can charge and we can use during the day...
    • mafulynch
    • Thread
    • boiler electric hot water tank water water tank
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Boilers
  10. M

    Unable to drain water tank

    I have tried to search for the answer to this specific question but without success. We have an external oil boiler and seperate water tank with expansion tank. I have water dripping through the tundish - as have a few others on the estate - and the most common fix seems to be the recharging...
  11. F

    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...
  12. Z

    No switched live to boiler when hot water tank thermostat demands heat + CH staying on.

    Hi folks. I have a couple of issues, any help advice much appreciated. 1. When my hot water tank thermostat demands hot water (wired into Honeywell wiring centre), I do not get a switched live to the boiler. I get 69 volts ac for both on and off wires from the tank stat. I have fitted a new tank...
    • zipster
    • Thread
    • boiler heat hot water tank thermostat water water tank
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Boilers
  13. R

    Help with water tank valve.

    Hi, please could somebody offer some advice. I’ve just tried to re-pressurise our hot water as a plumber told me to do a couple of years ago. I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t working and realised I was stupidly turning the wrong valve. Instead of the one that I should have turned, I did...
  14. C

    Rerouting 28mm and 22mm pipes which were connected to old hot water tank.

    Hi I've started to renovate my bathroom and I've come across these pipes which were located in the tank cupboard. Given the property has a combi boiler will these pipes still be in use? If they are will it be alright for me to reroute them so they sit under the floorboards out of the way...
  15. J

    Unusual large water tank, considerations

    Hi Guys I'd like your thoughts on this. Customer has a 3 bar whole house shower pump and also an aqua lisa digital shower. Upon replacing the pump I noticed the water tank is only 50 gallons. It really should be 80-100 gallons? Its a 3 story town house with basement and two bathrooms...
  16. L

    Can a Header Tank be connected to a Cold Water Tank?

    Hello, I live in a building that is a conversion of two terrace houses into several flats. One of the residents ("Roger") has been managing the cold water, hot water, and heating of the building for more than 30 years, and I have a question on whether his set up is legit. We have four water...
  17. Chrispee

    Advice over noisy pipe leading to cold water tank

    Hi, I've had a long running problem that I'm looking to get some advice on. I live in a 2nd (top) floor flat with loft access and a cold water tank in it. This feeds my vented CH system (heat only boiler and HW tank). Every once in a while, perhaps between 4-8 times a day, i get a loud...
  18. D

    Water tank selection

    I have a 16 year old state electric 80 gallon tank and I am thinking about replacement , I now have natural gas but no chimney my question is if I go Natural gas do I have to have a power vent t ype style? Are there any problems with the blower lasting if i go this route the electric...
  19. B

    Grey water tank in home needs cleaning

    our home has a grey water tank for kitchen sink. Pipe going to the tank is super sluggish. What can we do to clean it
  20. T

    Baxi Burnall with back boiler connection to Unvented /Mains pressure water tank ??

    I have a Baxi Burnall open fire with wrap round back boiler connected via a Dunsley Baker Neutaliser to the vented hot water tank. I wish to update my older vented system to an unvented twin coil indirect water tank with two immersion slots. I want to use one immersion slot for my recently...
    • timeley
    • Thread
    • back boiler baxi boiler connection mains pressure tank unvented water water tank
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Boilers
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