Recent content by dawn1

cheers for advice so far kev... :D will have to make a hole in the bathroom ceiling and send up a periscope or something to see if there is another tank up there. can't follow the pipe :cry: goes up into loft space that i can't get to!! stupid idea ... when the extension (that has the...

if we find the other tank in the loft and its plastic, how do we know whats making the hot water rusty? do we replace the cylinder, and then if it's still there think maybe its the back boiler and have that capped? i don't fancy having to pull the fireplace to bits to get it out. or just...

simple when you know how.. although couldn't get it the right way up, sorry!

took the pic but can't attach.. :cry:

can't find any markings... if you mean manufacturer or spec label etc but i did see another pipe - directly into the top of the cylinder

i've had a look at the cylinder and it has 2 pipes at one side, one near the bottom and the second about a quarter of the way up, these both disappear under the bathroom floor. there are another 2 pipes to the front, one near the bottom which again goes into the floor and another half way up the...

we have recently moved into an old cottage which has an oil central heating system and a back boiler on the coal fire. we have rusty water from the hot tap, can you tell if is it from the hot water cylinder or the back boiler? can we remove or disable the back boiler if thats causing the problem?