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hot water in expansion tank

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:42 pm
by davelucas
i have recently moved house to discver that the expansion tank water is getting so hot it is causing codensation in my loft help :?

hot water in expansion tank

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:16 pm
by cyclop.orangehome.co.uk
baby died recently due to v.similar scenario i.e.exp.tank filling with hotter andhotter water until tank failed and flooded room below with boiling water-cause?-faulty thermostat-TURN OFF WHOLE SYSTEM NOW-ring for plumber

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:25 pm
by bobplum
dave how did you get on
bob

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:27 am
by davelucas
many thanks sorted thermastat and host of other probs really sorry to hear of your lose. thanks for your intrest bob

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:46 am
by rosebery
Sounds like it's pumping over. Boiler stat highly likely in which case you need a CORGI RGI not just a plumber. Could be a pipe blocked with debris and rust. In any case you should get it looked at.

Cheers