Recent content by croebuck

There are pipes that run a good distance but none above the height of the cylinder

I have been looking at the mechanics of indirect vented cylinders and cannot see how gunge will block the hot water supply to the taps/shower. The hot water is heated and rises and is taken from the top of the cylinder and not the bottom. Gunge is heavier than water so sinks so how can gunge...

It would seem that getting the gunge out is a viable option, if you know what to do and how to do it. I will probably still need to get the plumber to do it for fear of causing damage but chaeper than a new copper cylinder Old wet and dry vac seems the ideal solution and then attaching hose...

May be an idea to do this but would not solve the inherent problem as the gunk is still there but floating around

I had problems with having no hot water and a plumber came and said there was an airlock. He put a tubing from the cold water tap to the hot water tap and used the pressure to unblock it. The hot water started to flow freely. The property has been left empty for 3 weeks and the problem has...