Hi Everyone,
As the subject suggests I have a real issue, no hot water.
I have moved into a house recently which is around 9 years old.
I have a hot water cylinder in the upstairs bathroom and cold water storage tank in the loft which feeds the cylinder and all taps with the exception of the kitchen which comes off the mains water.
My cold water pressure is ok but not great ( but have spoken with a few of the neighbours) the pressure in our estate is average.
The real problem is with the hot water everywhere in the house. It will run for a few secs and then stops. I have this problem with all basins, bath , shower( the shower is a mixer shower and will run if cold but as soon as you move the mixer to hot the water stops). If I turn on more than 2 hot water taps at the one time then no hot water taps/shower will run anywhere in the house. The bolier is working so I am getting hot water and hot radiators. I have had a heating engineer and plumber out and both are at a loss as to why this is happening.
They replaced the ball cock in the storage tank which has improved the cold water pressure - They have checked all visible piping for leaks which they couldn't find any. The last thing they tried was to isolate the water supply to the extension which comprises the utility room and downstairs bathroom) to see if there was leak to the piping there, but it made no difference to the hot water pressure around the house.
I am now waiting on a 2nd plumber coming out -
Has anyone shared something similar or think they have an idea of what the problem may be?
Cheers
Dave
As the subject suggests I have a real issue, no hot water.
I have moved into a house recently which is around 9 years old.
I have a hot water cylinder in the upstairs bathroom and cold water storage tank in the loft which feeds the cylinder and all taps with the exception of the kitchen which comes off the mains water.
My cold water pressure is ok but not great ( but have spoken with a few of the neighbours) the pressure in our estate is average.
The real problem is with the hot water everywhere in the house. It will run for a few secs and then stops. I have this problem with all basins, bath , shower( the shower is a mixer shower and will run if cold but as soon as you move the mixer to hot the water stops). If I turn on more than 2 hot water taps at the one time then no hot water taps/shower will run anywhere in the house. The bolier is working so I am getting hot water and hot radiators. I have had a heating engineer and plumber out and both are at a loss as to why this is happening.
They replaced the ball cock in the storage tank which has improved the cold water pressure - They have checked all visible piping for leaks which they couldn't find any. The last thing they tried was to isolate the water supply to the extension which comprises the utility room and downstairs bathroom) to see if there was leak to the piping there, but it made no difference to the hot water pressure around the house.
I am now waiting on a 2nd plumber coming out -
Has anyone shared something similar or think they have an idea of what the problem may be?
Cheers
Dave