Leaking hot water cylinder

[Winston]

Hi gents been to one of my customers this morning said he's got a leak. Obviously has been leaking for some time! Tank 35 years old so seen better days leaking at top where it meets the side.

To save the old boy some money drained it down cleaned fluxed and tried to solder but no joy. So my thought is new cylinder, but I want to know do you think its up to a newbie to do?

The house has a Arga for its heating all the pipe is goind to need some replacing gate valves and so on. And its a big tank 130 cm high circumfrence 147cm. The flow and return for the Aga are 28mm

And currently I am knackered after spending 2 hours in a cupboard with my blow torch at full pelt, do I do it or pass it on?

 

[garry]

I fitted a cylinder a few weeks ago the cost of parts £175 inc. where do you shop

 

[migoplumber]

clients like this would bug me too, winston. dont fret too much about it, you will have many more.
send him a recorded delivery letter stating the facts as you have mentioned them here, keep a copy for your own files and move on.

when the cylinder does pop (it will) and he may well ring you, have a little chuckle to yourself and tell him your sorry but very busy.

good luck