No Water

[fatboy]

Hi my hot water tank is not filling up with water. I have water to the pipe leading into the tank but nothing comes in. As a result I have no hot water anywhere in the house.

Hope somebody can advise a quick solution to this problem.

Thanks

Pete

 

[SafeGasInstall]

hot water tank ? do you mean hot water cylinder and cold water storage tank ?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

do you mean water going to cold water storage tank , but is not filling it up with water and cold water storage tank in the loft is dry ?

and welcome to the forum Pete

 

[fatboy]

Thanks for the welcome. It's and electric cold water storage tank that heats the water to give me hot water. I check the supply and I have water there but for some reason it is not getting in to the tank and it is now bone dry.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

that tank ist a galvanised steal ? if its very likely there is a blockage

 

[SafeGasInstall]

could you post some pictures pls ? does you cold water pipe enter the tank at low level or high level ?

 

[Keefy]

Does it look something like [DLMURL="http://www.uttoxeterplumber.co.uk/img/ho****ercylinder.jpg"]this[/DLMURL] with a cold water storage tank above it in the loft?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

link does not work Keefy

 

[Keefy]

link does not work Keefy

Okay, ignore that link mustn't be allowing hotlinking, it was a pic of a HWC in a cupboard.

@fatboy - Is your system setup similar to this?

 

[fatboy]

No nothing like that. I have no header. I live in a flat.

And for some reason this pic is on its side but the pipe at the top had water at that connector you can see but nothing filling up.

 

[Keefy]

Appears to be a Fortic cylinder, try taking the lid off and lifting the ball valve up and down to see if water starts coming in again. If not the valve may need replacing.

Edit: Doesn't look like you have much room to play in there mate, how close is that to the ceiling?

 

[fatboy]

Have managed to get the lid off and lifted the ball valve up and down and nothing. So it looks like a new valve. And yes not much room in there and my guess is that the tank may need to come out to enable a new valve to be fitted. Thanks anyway.

 

[happyflyer]

Have managed to get the lid off and lifted the ball valve up and down and nothing. So it looks like a new valve. And yes not much room in there and my guess is that the tank may need to come out to enable a new valve to be fitted. Thanks anyway.

Plumbing at it's best this, who in their right mind would fit it that close to the ceiling and please don't anyone say to get the extra head or I will go off my my head, complete idiots and don't blame the joiner he knows less than the plumber dare I say, now the guys go a real problem, why was that plastic socket fitted fatboy can you tell us perhaps there as been a problem before, I would take it out and fit a compression stop tap and take off the Yorkshire 63 and look inside the back of the ball tap it might be blocked???