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    Overflowing HOT water SUPPLY header tank.

    Success, It was the water level in the cold water supply tank. Firstly let me thank Softus for the feedback on the SureStop water taps, I will heed your advice. Thanks to everyone that has offered help, in particular TicklyT whose suggestion that it may be associated with the cold-water...
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    Overflowing HOT water SUPPLY header tank.

    Thanks, I tried this and the hot water stops running within 30 second approx. as predicted. Yes it works, I am shutting this valve off every night before going to bed, it’s the means that I am using to stop overflow during the night. I will take a look at the COLD water supply tank today as...
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    Overflowing HOT water SUPPLY header tank.

    Thanks Softus, that’s certainly worth a try. I will also look into TicklyT suggestion. Although the two tanks (Cold water and hot water supply) are both at the same height and identical in size I will check that the level of the cold water is not over filling significantly. If it is...
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    Overflowing HOT water SUPPLY header tank.

    To clarify the situation. I have established that the surplus water entering the hot water tank is entering via the feed pipe. I have checked the following. • Ball cock shuts off perfectly. • No water entering the hot water tank via the hot water vent/overflow pipe. • Running the gas boiler...
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    Overflowing HOT water SUPPLY header tank.

    Firstly let me apologise for not including my name “Garry” in my request. Thanks to both TicklyT & tryitandsee for their replies. In answer to TicklyT I have only one mixer tap in the kitchen (Franke Triflow) which is mains cold water fed. Presumably, if this was the cause then this...
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    Overflowing HOT water SUPPLY header tank.

    NOTE:- THIS IS NOT THE CENTRAL HEATING FEED/EXPANSION TANK. Hi, I have a gas gravity fed hot water and central heating system with a freestanding boiler in the garage. The system has an indirect hot water (HW) cylinder with a standard pumped central heating (CH) system. The house (HW)...
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