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It's not that type of valve. I've located an image of the washer as it's quite specific. https://www.choiceful.com/choiceful-id-5999-Armitage-Shanks-Diaphragm-Washer.html

Hi My parents cloakroom cistern water inlet won't shut off. It's a small cistern and so has a small Armitage Shanks float valve. My first thought was to replace the diaphram washer which I've done but it's not fixed it. There's not much to it so I'm stumped as to what to do next. I'm...

I'm guessing a fortic/combi tank is pretty easy to fit then?

Thanks everyone for your help. Just to confirm then... In the suggestions from Swidders, cold water feeds the header tank via a ballcock which then feeds to the base of the the hot water part heated by an element. I can connect the overflow (from the header tank) to my exisintg overflow pipe...

It runs through a regular overflow pipe to outside

Sorry should have mentioned. The heating in the flat is night storage heaters so the tank only heats the domestic hot water. Two sinks and a bath. Should simplify things I suppose. I'm not concerned about getting a square tank. I think a cylindrical one will fit just fine. My main concern is the...

Normally the two ports will be opposite one another under the cover so I can't explain why you can't find the 2nd one. I would recommend going to http://www.crucial.com/ and running a system scan. It will tell you what your machine has and is capable of. You may also find some info there on...

Hi I own a rental property. It's a flat in a purpose built block, ie not a house conversion. I was called out there recently due to a leak to the flat below, which I disovered came from the overflow of the hot water tank. Trying to adjust the ballcock of the tank I discovered everything was...