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One of my neighbours came to me about 8 weeks ago and said the "small tank" was overflowing. I jumped in the loft and ball valve was running. Assumed just letting by, replaced ball valve. Heard nothing assumed all sorted.

Neighbour came back to me a couple of weeks later and said it's still happening. It doesn't overflow all the time just occasionally. I said if you want me to investigate I will, he said not urgent. (I think he is after a freebie). Told him to turn the pump down to see what happens, he said this has helped but not cured. Said the water level in the F and E goes up and down.

His wife called me yesterday, said its still intermittently overflowing but also the radiators are not reaching temperature. She said she changed the batteries in the stat but still the same. I said I'd need to have a look and it likely will not be a 5 minute job.

What does this sound like? Split coil or blocked cold feed or dodgy pump or something else? :D

I'm going over tomorrow to investigate so hoping to go armed with a few ideas.

Thanks for any info.
 
Possibly, will find out tomorrow, I didn't think about that. Only seen that on cwst.

Is that the most likely? Would it affect the ch?
 
Won't have that on a f and e tank Darren

Could be a blockage on the feed / blockage
 
Is the F&E lower than Cold storage tank ? is it getting warm ? how old is cylinder ? Hard water area ? likely pin hole in coil.
 
Didn't think that could happen on f and E.

I'm sure the 2 tanks are sitting on the same support.
 
Water in tank is cold.

Cylinder is pretty old.

It is a hard water area.

What is the quickest way to check if its the coil?
 
OK thanks so if sitting on the same support I can raise the F and E and see if that solves it.

How can this only start happening if its been this way for years.

This won't affect the rads getting hot though will it.
 
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