Hi all,
We recently return from Xmas holls to find that there’d be a leak in our attic, which has caused some staining on one of the walls. When taking a look myself I couldn’t really see where the leak was coming from, but the water was mainly below the cold water tank and the ply cover on top was wet, suggesting it might have overflowed.
We called for an emergency plumber and he found that the ball valve was set too high, so a small trickle of water was still coming in when the tank was nearly full. He thought the tank had overflowed because while we were away it wasn’t being regularly drained. He fixed the problem by bending the rod on the valve so it’d sit lower in the tank. We’d noticed some water coming out of the overflow in recent weeks, so this all seemed to add up.
I’m now wondering whether this is a long term fixed for the problem or not. The emergency plumber said it was and that no more action needed to be taken. However, I can’t help asking how, if the position of the ball valve was only causing a small dribble, the tank was able to overflow. In particular I’m worried that we have a problem with the overflow pipe (e.g. fully or partially clogged) that’ll lead to problems in the future.
Would it be a good idea to get someone round to take a look at the overflow? Or am I just being a worrier.
Thanks for your advice in advance .
We recently return from Xmas holls to find that there’d be a leak in our attic, which has caused some staining on one of the walls. When taking a look myself I couldn’t really see where the leak was coming from, but the water was mainly below the cold water tank and the ply cover on top was wet, suggesting it might have overflowed.
We called for an emergency plumber and he found that the ball valve was set too high, so a small trickle of water was still coming in when the tank was nearly full. He thought the tank had overflowed because while we were away it wasn’t being regularly drained. He fixed the problem by bending the rod on the valve so it’d sit lower in the tank. We’d noticed some water coming out of the overflow in recent weeks, so this all seemed to add up.
I’m now wondering whether this is a long term fixed for the problem or not. The emergency plumber said it was and that no more action needed to be taken. However, I can’t help asking how, if the position of the ball valve was only causing a small dribble, the tank was able to overflow. In particular I’m worried that we have a problem with the overflow pipe (e.g. fully or partially clogged) that’ll lead to problems in the future.
Would it be a good idea to get someone round to take a look at the overflow? Or am I just being a worrier.
Thanks for your advice in advance .