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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    Thanks going to try what you suggested turn hot water gate valve off in airing cupboard then disconnect hot feed to kitchen mixer tap then should I try running the cold side of the tap if it leaks out of were the hot flexi screws into the bottom then I’ll just replace for a new tap Does that...
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    I think all cold taps are mains fed how could I check to see if mine are bi flow or single F E tank been isolated 24 hours now no real movement 3mm up last night then back down today could this rule out immersion coil split/hole
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    Just been up to look F E about 3mm lower than it was (Been isolated for four hours) with heating and hot water on CW tank was a little higher Not near overflow but was filling from bottom could see swirls So we have five mixer taps in the house on three of them Iv turned the cold isolating...
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    Just looked in both F E and CW and water level in both looks good I have isolated the F E tank is it still ok to have heating and hot water on or leave off while I see what happens in F E Many thanks
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    Iv isolated each cold feed to every mixer tap one at a time for a day at a time and not used the tap Keep checking the CW tanks still over flows Also tryed running the hot on each tap and touching the bare copper pipe then turn tap to cold to see if the hot copper turns cold but every one...
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    Also when the cold feed pipe is hot and I go in the loft look in cw tank I can see the swirls like it’s filling up from the bottom Iv filmed it but can’t upload clip yet
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    I didn’t replace the ball I gave it a good clean and shaked it couldn’t hear any water inside it but there only cheap I’ll get on tomorrow and give that a try
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    Few pics
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    No just the same it’s not discoloured either Would any pictures be of any help in loft or cylinder layout
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    Thinking heating system is pumped HW gravity also should have mentioned we never switch immersion on just use boiler for hot water
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    Th Thanks The level in F E tank never moves I put a mark on the side and water level still there weeks later The two tanks are side by side on a platforms the cold shut off level is a fair bit higher than F E water level I worry about if it’s over flowing and overflow pipe iced over then...
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    At a guess I think the system is pumped there is a pump near bottom of cylinder We did leave the immersion heater on for a few weeks straight just so we didn’t have to keep remembering to put hot water on
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    Cold water tank in loft overflowing

    hi this has us a bit baffled our heating systems is cold water tank and little f e tank in the loft immersion cylinder in airing cubard and boiler in kitchen The problem was the overflow to the cold tank keep dripping so I replaced the ballcock turned mains on watched it fill up and cut off...
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    Help please Alkathene 21 to copper15 mm reducer leaking hissing

    Ok thanks for taking your time to help much appreciated
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