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Just did a little experiment. Pushed the ball cock down to make sure the main header tank was full, then turned the isolator valve to off on the in-flow on the immersion heater. Left it for 1/2 hr. re-checked the ball cock, still nothing happening, turned on the valve on the immersion heater...

Hi Hugh I notice you live in Northamptonshire, you've got the job if you want it plus I've got a day's work in the bathroom (cash) if you are interested. Send me a PM and we can arrange. Cheers Gary

I agree it looks like a leak but I do not have any damp patches on the floors or walls, this has been going on for some time surely I would notice a damp smell or something? is there a commercial device for locating leaks? or do I need to get some one in with a divining rod? Gaz

I went home at lunchtime and evn though the missus wasn't at home (so no one had used any water) the stop cock in the main loft tank was still running. Not gushing but a gentle trickle! So it would suggest water is going some where but it is not coming out of the overflows? I checked the...

I will try tieing up the ball cock at the weekend and see whether the level drops. Cheers Gaz

Hi ADL There is a pump for sure but I'm not sure whether that is to pump the hot water from the boiler or to fill the immersion tank. I know that the shower is definately gravity fed. Could this be an air block? how do I go about clearing air locks if there is one? Cheers Gary

Hi Foxhole I will check whether the overflow has dropped into the the tank tonight. There has been no water coming out of the external overflow? Cheers Gary

Hi Tony The problem is that I'm losing the residual heat in the immersion tank even though we are not using the hot water. In the past if we didn't use the hot water the water would stay very hot for hours, it's like the hot water is either disapearing somewhere or it is being cooled by...

I have not noticed any overflow 's leaking water on the outside of the house. We do have a mixer tap on the kitchen sink but it's relatively new and seems ok in operation. Gaz

Guys, this is driving me bonkers! I have a reletively new oil fired water and central heating system. The boiler heats water and it is stored in the immersion tank to be used as required. When the system is "working" the boiler runs as usual i.e fires up, has a little rest, fires up etc...