Slow running hot water taps

[theprinter]

Hi my hot water taps upstairs and downstairs are running increasingly slower and have been over the past few months. Cold water is fine but hot isn`t as bad as a trickle but isn`t much better. I have a cold water tank in my loft. (which incidentally has quite a lot of grit lying on the bottom (is this normal/ok)) and the hot water tank is on the upstairs landing same level as bathroom. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[broxy]

Grit in the tank is probably scale(hard water area?) give the system a blast with mains water.

 

[ChrisR]

a blast with mains water

He means back up the HW pipe. Easiest way is to connect the H and C washing machine taps together with one of the hoses, for say 10 seconds. See if it makes a difference. Best to measure the flow before and after, into a bucket, to be sure.

 

[theprinter]

sorry for my ignorance but what do you mean by giving it a blast. Also the grit is a black/brown colour should i drain the tank and remove most of it. Will this help the slow running hot water

 

[ChrisR]

Posts crossed. See similar problem, same answer, in "charliechops" question a few posts down the page at the moment..

 

[theprinter]

cheers will give it a go. Will let you know how i get on.

 

[theprinter]

Thanks guys a great success in the kitchen and bath. Only the sink in the bathroom hot tap still running slow should i take the tap off and see if it is blocked..