Hello,
Need some expert advice...
I have a leak on a water inlet pipe of a toilet which looks straight forward to fix. However, I have a unvented water cylinder system (i think that’s what they are called - It has a big tank and a small tank).
It’s a small flat where the hot water cylinder and all taps is on one level, no upstairs or downstairs.
Can someone with knowledge tell me whether I need to drain the hot water cylinder in order to isolate the water to the toilet? I’ve heard about people experiencing problems of their cylinders imploding when they were changing their taps and I am not sure if this could happen I never the event of toilet water inlet change.
My plan is:
Turn off hot water cylinder at the timer.
Turn off water mains
Open cold water taps
Flush the toilet to clear water in tank
Change the water inlet pipe to toilet
Turn mains water on
Test for leaks
Turn hot water cylinder back on at the timer
Would be grateful if some kind person with knowledge to advise. I could be doing without an imploded water tank, leaking toilet and no job. Thanks
Need some expert advice...
I have a leak on a water inlet pipe of a toilet which looks straight forward to fix. However, I have a unvented water cylinder system (i think that’s what they are called - It has a big tank and a small tank).
It’s a small flat where the hot water cylinder and all taps is on one level, no upstairs or downstairs.
Can someone with knowledge tell me whether I need to drain the hot water cylinder in order to isolate the water to the toilet? I’ve heard about people experiencing problems of their cylinders imploding when they were changing their taps and I am not sure if this could happen I never the event of toilet water inlet change.
My plan is:
Turn off hot water cylinder at the timer.
Turn off water mains
Open cold water taps
Flush the toilet to clear water in tank
Change the water inlet pipe to toilet
Turn mains water on
Test for leaks
Turn hot water cylinder back on at the timer
Would be grateful if some kind person with knowledge to advise. I could be doing without an imploded water tank, leaking toilet and no job. Thanks