Recent content by Geordie123

Thanks, I have sent the makers an email and lets see what comes back. Reading from their website it looks like there were 1000's of these combination tanks installed so a little surprised that nobody seems to recognize them? From their site:Traditionally, Elson supplied combination tanks...

Its some time ago but I did put a new mixer tap on the kitchen sink? probably about 6 months ago

Yeah thanks I will probably have to try that

Thanks again everyone for your time with this. To clarify I have no other tanks other than the 2 in the photographs I have uploaded. Its a Baxi Bermuda back bolier with HW and CH. Pump under floorboards for CH. The biggest tank with hot water does not have a coil as in the PDF but what...

Thanks, I definitely do not have another tank. Its a poor system with only one temp control for both heating and water. Water has to be on with CH. I could see the F&E tank water rise slowly despite the cold water inlet being stopped by the ballcock. You are correct, It only overflows...

Thanks for the help and suggestions. Forgive my ignorance but I would normally think of a hot water cylinder as a big copper cylinder. My hot water is stored in the tank in the loft. Is the coil you refer to in bottom of there or in the boiler behind the fire? Again apologies for my lack...

thanks for the suggestion but what is that and how easy to fix?

I'm afraid I cannot describe the system that well however I have a Baxi Bermuda LWH0345 gas back bolier. There are 2 tanks side by side in the loft. The whole system is 20/30 years old. The smaller (header tank?) has had the ball cock and valve replaced and it fills approx to 2 inches...

Baxi photos