what is a float valve body
Its in the loft the brass arm that allows water into the tank and closes it off when it reaches the desired level
pipes vibrating and making a noise but boiler is off
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Its in the loft the brass arm that allows water into the tank and closes it off when it reaches the desired level
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Anyone fancy a road trip to Kent? lol
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what is a float valve body
It is the valve in the tank in the loft with the float (Normally spherical) attached
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Everything points to the float valve resonating!!!!
I'd go as far as putting money on it!!!!!
I'd go as far as putting money on it!!!!!
just what the man needs, a load of hairy ars* rgi's scratching their chins.
drinking his tea, if theres choccy bickies I'm coming too.
drinking his tea, if theres choccy bickies I'm coming too.
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Always that possibility, but it is now a case of having a look see in your loft because now we have a lot of ideas as to what it could be and no means to eliminate any of them
resonating BV sounds good to me, can be a rascal, from a gentle hum to something like a fog horn. Do suspect a separate fault on boiler, by-pass type of thing!
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Since LOLLA is in the legal trade, I hope that she isn't going to send us a bill for answering all these questions that we have asked
It could well be..
You mentioned before that this only happened after the lid was replaced and that the overflow was running before.
If the valve was never being allowed to close then the noise would not have occurred.
OK a few stock questions
1/ When did you last hear the noise?
2/ How often does it happen?
3/ Are there any re occurring times that this happens?
4/ Is there anything that you do before you notice the noise? eg put on washing machine/ dishwasher/ shower bath etc?
5/ Do you have decent tea and bacon?
i bet i can make my bill bigger than hers though!!!! lol jk LOLLA honestly were not all cowboys!!
btw i hope that this instils a bit more confidence in you for our trade?
Let me try. First we had a leaking overflow. i was advised on this site to go up the loft and check. We did and found that the lid of the F & E tank was cracked and leaned on the ball causing it to overflow. Changed the lid and the leaking overflow stopped but two new problems came up. The vibrating noise in the pipes and the boiler switching itself to reset . I think it may be linked because all of these happened one after the other....
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OK .. before the boiler locks out and you need to reset it.. do you hear any banging noises?
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