Hi,
Woke up this morning to find no hot water coming from the taps in my kitchen and bathroom. Cold taps work fine - plenty of pressure etc. Central heating working fine.
Investigating I found that the hot water tank is warm as are some pipes going in/out of it. A google search led me to believe that it was an airlock so I tried fixing the issue using the cold water pressure into the hot tap line. It seemed to work a little but no real improvement.
Investigated further - up into loft. Found that the header tank was half-full and icing up! The main feed (I'm guessing here - it's the one with the float-cock) seemed really cold. With the weather we've been having the loft was really cold so I've a work lamp and halogen heater warming it up now.
Water is starting to dribble through the hot tap a little more, but the cold tank is still not filling up.
What else could I do? I'm just trying to go through some simple steps before I call out a plumber - I really don't have the spare cash to pay for call out fees at the moment!
Appreciate any help!!!
Woke up this morning to find no hot water coming from the taps in my kitchen and bathroom. Cold taps work fine - plenty of pressure etc. Central heating working fine.
Investigating I found that the hot water tank is warm as are some pipes going in/out of it. A google search led me to believe that it was an airlock so I tried fixing the issue using the cold water pressure into the hot tap line. It seemed to work a little but no real improvement.
Investigated further - up into loft. Found that the header tank was half-full and icing up! The main feed (I'm guessing here - it's the one with the float-cock) seemed really cold. With the weather we've been having the loft was really cold so I've a work lamp and halogen heater warming it up now.
Water is starting to dribble through the hot tap a little more, but the cold tank is still not filling up.
What else could I do? I'm just trying to go through some simple steps before I call out a plumber - I really don't have the spare cash to pay for call out fees at the moment!
Appreciate any help!!!