leaking overflow

albackus · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:17 pm Post Subject: leaking overflow

the stop cock seems to be working fine, yet water continues to leak from the overflow from the main water tank, any ideas!

kevplumb · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:28 pm Post Subject:

you want to have another go at that

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Bahco · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:36 pm Post Subject:

Water is obviously getting into the tank then.

Try bending the arm so that it shuts the water off 1 inch below overflow.
If no joy, change the washer in the valve.

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wilhelm · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:38 pm Post Subject:

there seems to be a rush of questions.....just after the school bus drop off, and ends when the simpsons start.

maybe its me...

Bahco · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:06 pm Post Subject:

Hate the Simpsons

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kevplumb · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:08 pm Post Subject:

ohhhhhh your gonna love me then

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plumberman_uk · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:50 pm Post Subject: Re: leaking overflow

albackus wrote:

the stop cock seems to be working fine, yet water continues to leak from the overflow from the main water tank, any ideas!

.. u can check the stopcock as much as u like,, its the ballvalve you need to repair!

wilhelm · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:15 pm Post Subject:

the guys moved house.

firthhog

There could be a split in your heating coil, the boiler could be boiling over, there could be a thermostatic shower passing causing your tank to back fill. This is only for Hot water and heating header tanks.

kevplumb · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:10 am Post Subject:

think it might be sorted now

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:15 pm Post Subject:

and we have all done it

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firthhog · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:14 am Post Subject:

Just for anyone looking for possible problems in the future thats why replys are kept on.

ant81

firthhog wrote:

There could be a split in your heating coil, the boiler could be boiling over, there could be a thermostatic shower passing causing your tank to back fill. This is only for Hot water and heating header tanks.

Hi Firthhog - There could be a split in your heating coil, the boiler could be boiling over - I think this is the case with my boiler - ive been advised i need a new boiler does this sound correct or is there another way to fix it?

Bahco

ant81 wrote:

There could be a split in your heating coil, ive been advised i need a new boiler does this sound correct or is there another way to fix it?

Why not change the cylinder instead

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Bahco wrote:

ant81 wrote:

There could be a split in your heating coil, ive been advised i need a new boiler does this sound correct or is there another way to fix it?

Why not change the cylinder instead

Quoted at £760 for new cylinder so for the extra it seems to make sense for a combi?

firthhog · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:34 am Post Subject: Quote for new cylinder for ant81

This seems a little expensive for a domestic indirect vented cylinder to be changed I would get a few more quotes. Were abouts do you live as you might be aware the cost of trades men varies through out the UK.