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Our plumber came by and reassured me that it was just a coincidence. The leak was from one of the outlets which had leaked water into a space between the tank and the insulation. When that hot water built up enough, it ruptured the insulation in a way that made it look like the tank had burst...

Thanks for the quick (and late night) replies -- I hope you're right (well, not that it matters at this point). In doing the tap work, I was shutting off the hot water supply by shutting the cold water feed into the hot water cylinder (there doesn't seem to be a tap anywhere between the...

I just discovered an hour ago that our hot water cylinder is leaking / has burst (apparently from pressure -- the insulation has blown out at the spot of the leak). I had actually gone into the airing cupboard an hour earlier, and had noticed that it was really humid in there and two towels...