Hot water cylinder leaking around joint with hot water inlet

[zacwithleak]

I'm trying to remove the zone valve ion vented tank and the tank started leaking around the joint.

I was hoping to just run the tank with immersion till I can get an unvented.

Any tips to stop leaks or do you think I need to buy temporary tank.

Any help appreciated as I'm without hot water now.

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Which joint is leaking? Photo might be best here.

 

[zacwithleak]

Thanks Chris, it was the central heating inlet flange that was leaking. The fibre washer had long since disintegrated. Looked like it had been weeping for some time but a bit of movement and a steady flow began.

I tried with a new washer that just split. I ended up with using some hemp string and jointing compound wrapped around the joint and tightened up. Worked a treat.

Complete melt down mode as the gate valve filling the tank was just spinning and was looking at worst case scenario of replacing the tank for just a few weeks till the unvented was completed. But disaster avoided.