Hot Water Tank Leaking...

[MULLY]

Hi there,

Nice surprise today as water started dripping through the kitchen ceiling. Stopped the hot water tank feed and looked at the tank it seems to have a leak either on its underside or along the seam.

My question is can I still run my central heating without damaging anything ? I thnk I can i.e. I think the central heating is on a different loop but just wanted to check.

Thanks in advance.
Mully

 

[masona]

Need more info,I'm trying to guess what system you have.....

The tank you've shutdown,is this the big cold water storage tank and do you have a smaller tank e.g. F&E expansion tank and also a cylinder etc?

 

[ChrisR]

If it's the tanks which feeds the HW cylilnder, or the hw cylinder itself, yes you can run your heating.

 

[MULLY]

Thanks for the replies so far.

The hot water feed I shut off comes from a large open top plastic water tank in the roof space, hot water does not flow from any taps when this is turned off. The copper tank which is leaking is located in the bathroom within an airing cupboard. I guess its okay as the heating came on and we had no major problems.

Problem now is getting that copper tank replaced or repaired ? are these things expensive ? there are quite a few pipes coming off it so I imagine there is a bit of work there.

THanks again
Niall

 

[masona]

Srewfix sell them between £85 - £100 + labour.Best to get a few quotes

 

[oilman]

If you look at Albion water tanks, you might find one withthe same pipe orientation as yours, this will save labour costs, but the tank may be more expensive.