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by staf4d
Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:07 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Loss of water from cold storage tank
Replies: 11
Views: 11042

[quote="bobplum"]hi the bit i would worry about is the drain pipe going to the cylinder? do you mean the overflow/warning pipe which normaly goes to the outside of the house or the cold feed to the hot water cylinder,this would normally terminate at the bottom of the hot water cylinder,thi...
by staf4d
Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:03 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Loss of water from cold storage tank
Replies: 11
Views: 11042

[quote="Dave From Leeds"]Try turning off your water at the mains then open a hot tap until it stops running. If the water tank you are referring to is then empty it confirms that the tank in question is in fact your cold water storage tank and that the water is probably being lost to your ...
by staf4d
Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:56 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Loss of water from cold storage tank
Replies: 11
Views: 11042

[quote="nitro23456"]this is a bit of an odd one.... Are you saying your CW tank ONLY feeds your hot water cylinder and no cold taps, showers, toilets etc? If this IS the case and you dont have any dripping overflows or toilets that are in fact tank fed and overflowing into the pan then you...
by staf4d
Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:36 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Loss of water from cold storage tank
Replies: 11
Views: 11042

[quote="PeteN"]If all your cold is from the mains, my first thought would be you're losing water from a feed to a hot tap somewhere. Are there any hot water pipes (not heating) downstairs that go under the floor or anywhere that you havn't noticed leaking? Or maybe you have thirsty squirre...
by staf4d
Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:39 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Loss of water from cold storage tank
Replies: 11
Views: 11042

Loss of water from cold storage tank

I have a problem with the cold water storage tank in the loft which drains to empty. When we go away for a week we turn off the water at the mains, we also check that all the hot and cold water taps are all turned to off and that they are not dripping. The toilets are filled from the mains supply, s...
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