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Hi all. I've got a major problem and wondered if I could get some really good advice here.
I live in a bungalow and recently had a major leak from the toilet cistern whilst we were away for a long weekend, which caused flooding throughout the house. Obviously, as well as saturated carpets, there was major condensation. The toilet leak was fixed and dehumidifiers installed (these have been running for 6 days now). When I visited the property yesterday it seemed to drying out nicely although I was told it would take approx 4 weeks in total. There was no visible condensation on windows/doors etc.
Now, here's the problem. Just before I left the property I did a quick check round and noticed a small puddle on the floor by the hot water tank. When I looked closely I could see two damp patches on the tank itself. One was at the top where the pipe goes into the tank, and the other was halfway down the tank where water seemed to be seeping out from behind the tank casing. I believe the cylinder is the original from when the house was built in 1982 (the house is all electric by the way - no gas).
Is it possible condensation could have caused a problem to the cylinder, resulting in these two further leaks. It seems very coincidental if they aren't related.
Sorry for the long post. Hope someone can give me some advice as I know absolutely nothing about plumbing. Thank you in advance.
I live in a bungalow and recently had a major leak from the toilet cistern whilst we were away for a long weekend, which caused flooding throughout the house. Obviously, as well as saturated carpets, there was major condensation. The toilet leak was fixed and dehumidifiers installed (these have been running for 6 days now). When I visited the property yesterday it seemed to drying out nicely although I was told it would take approx 4 weeks in total. There was no visible condensation on windows/doors etc.
Now, here's the problem. Just before I left the property I did a quick check round and noticed a small puddle on the floor by the hot water tank. When I looked closely I could see two damp patches on the tank itself. One was at the top where the pipe goes into the tank, and the other was halfway down the tank where water seemed to be seeping out from behind the tank casing. I believe the cylinder is the original from when the house was built in 1982 (the house is all electric by the way - no gas).
Is it possible condensation could have caused a problem to the cylinder, resulting in these two further leaks. It seems very coincidental if they aren't related.
Sorry for the long post. Hope someone can give me some advice as I know absolutely nothing about plumbing. Thank you in advance.