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the cold water tank water level should ideally be higher than the water level in the f e tank - so if sitting on the same level this will be the case! reason being: if the hot water tank (if used) gets holed, the dirty water is forced up into the f & e tank and out of its overflow, and not...

What exactly is the ACS - I have heard of it, I am thinking it must be an assessment / course required to be safe to work on gas ?? what does it include? IMO gas safety should be a compulsory assessment every 2 years for gas operatives (maybe a 1 day course) and only cost £50-100.

I was going to drain the cylinder, just not the cold water tank itself!

Thanks for your help / tips I was thinking of just closing the gate valve to the hot water tank and not draining the whole cold water tank as well? Is it better to drain the whole cold water tank then? Thanks for the siphoning tip!! It will come in handy if the drain cock doesn't open!

Thanks for helping OK glad i can use the hot water still it still and it won't damage the pump or anything ! I have an immersion, but it is not working (no power to it, i believe years ago, when the electric cooker was installed, they pinched the supply to the immersion to use for the...

I shut off the cold feed gate valve (to the hot water tank) and it has stopped, but i bailed out water so it wil not overflow until the overflow level has been reached again. If it is the hot water tank's coil holed, can i still use the boiler to heat hot water tonight, as i will have all day...

Hello I have a problem and I think it may be worse than I first thought. My small header tank is overflowing, dripping / trickling constantly, and has been doing this since yesterday. Having looked inside the tank the water level is very high, so I bailed it out into a bucket and it is...