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    Unvented cylinder - advised it may explode

    Thanks everyone. Appreciate all your help and expertise. The cylinder is magnetic, therefore steel, as you stated. The 'corrosion' however, appears to me to be primarily a build-up of deposits on the outside, as opposed to rust. I can chip it off with my fingernail. I can't see where the...
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    Unvented cylinder - advised it may explode

    Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. It has been playing on my mind what I 'signed' on his phone. He just said to keep the system all switched off in case it exploded, and when I said I wasn't sure I could do that, he said well, you'll have to sign something to say I advised you to. I didn't think...
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    Unvented cylinder - advised it may explode

    Thanks. Why do you think it needs replacing? There is the corrosion-like area and probably a very slow leak but the brown material is on the outer surface. Looks like the grey paint is bubbling a little - (top-left of the brown part) - does that mean the whole cylinder would need to go?
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    Unvented cylinder - advised it may explode

    The brown stuff clearly looks like it's caused by leakage, but it's been like that for years and it's dry to the touch.
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    Unvented cylinder - advised it may explode

    Hi - wonder if someone can give me an opinion. I am undecided whether I should pay thousands for a repair, or whether I'm just being scammed. In short - I have a solar-powered hot water system (hot solar fluid gets piped through the inside of an unvented water cylinder). When the water from the...
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    Central heating won't turn off

    Thankfully my system seems to be working normally again. I think the stuck valve theory is a good one - seems to have got unstuck again! Thanks to everyone who took the trouble to help. I'll post back if problems resurface but for now, it's all OK. Great forum.
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    Central heating won't turn off

    Yes. I have a meter and know a reasonable amount about electrics. Not too sure of working with mains voltages, but I know the principles. Do you have an idea? Sorry - I need to go out now, but will check back on here later/in the morning for any updates.
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    Central heating won't turn off

    Thanks. Just found another box (see edit to my last post). Looks electrical to me - no pipes.
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    Central heating won't turn off

    Many thanks once again. I don't see a second one. I've photographed the whole of the system (see below). The last two images show the tank and the solar panel system, which I don't think are relevant to the central heating system. There is a small box on the piping from the tank (centre of...
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