Hi All, my first post so be easy on me lol...
I am a fairly competent DIYer and can do plumbing, but there are some things that I need help with...
I went into my loft and looked at my cold water feed tanks (there are 2 of them). looking inside them has me doing some new work.. For example, the ball float valve fills at a very slow trickle, much much slower than it empties at. I checked the valve and the switch does not appear to move much. The same valve in the neighbouring Central heater header is much much better, so I will go buy a new one and replace.
When looking in the primary tank, (Each tabk gives 125 litres (27 gals) of usable water) there is a thin layer of sludge in the bottom. When looking in the secondary tank, there is what looks like white power floating on the top. For someone inexpericed, that looks awful.... Is it bad??
But....
The important bit that had me worried, was this secondary tank. It sits next to the primary tank, but 3 inches higher. The primary tank has the feed through the float valve, and 3 outgoing 22mm pipes... (1) to my en suite shower (2) to the bath tap (3) to the bottom of the storage tank in the airing cupboard. The secondary tank has nothing except a link into the primary, at the low point. So the primary fills, so does the secondary. But.. am I right in saying, that the water in the secondary tank has the possibility to go stagnant?... Ie.. Would it be better to put the float valve feed into the secondary tank, therefore, keeping the water into both tanks moving? I just dont know, mayeb it is all good the way it is..?
I am a fairly competent DIYer and can do plumbing, but there are some things that I need help with...
I went into my loft and looked at my cold water feed tanks (there are 2 of them). looking inside them has me doing some new work.. For example, the ball float valve fills at a very slow trickle, much much slower than it empties at. I checked the valve and the switch does not appear to move much. The same valve in the neighbouring Central heater header is much much better, so I will go buy a new one and replace.
When looking in the primary tank, (Each tabk gives 125 litres (27 gals) of usable water) there is a thin layer of sludge in the bottom. When looking in the secondary tank, there is what looks like white power floating on the top. For someone inexpericed, that looks awful.... Is it bad??
But....
The important bit that had me worried, was this secondary tank. It sits next to the primary tank, but 3 inches higher. The primary tank has the feed through the float valve, and 3 outgoing 22mm pipes... (1) to my en suite shower (2) to the bath tap (3) to the bottom of the storage tank in the airing cupboard. The secondary tank has nothing except a link into the primary, at the low point. So the primary fills, so does the secondary. But.. am I right in saying, that the water in the secondary tank has the possibility to go stagnant?... Ie.. Would it be better to put the float valve feed into the secondary tank, therefore, keeping the water into both tanks moving? I just dont know, mayeb it is all good the way it is..?
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