I have a closed central heatiñg system not combi (gas boiler in kitchen and hot water tank in airing cupboard ). Seems to have a constant dribble from an overflow outside . Run the hot water tap for a few seconds stops it but it starts again after a bit . Any ideas how to stop it ?
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- Thread starter Yahrba
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Dribble. Great word.
Not big enough to be a pour but too constant to be a drip
@the dark one is your man.
It’s probably a pressure relief valve, if it’s on the unvented hot water, it’s probably either the expansion vessel or the air gap has gone in the cylinder.
If it’s the central heating side. It’s probably the expansion vessel.
If the cylinder has a tundish next to it, you’ll be able to see a little drip in that.
If it’s the central heating side. It’s probably the expansion vessel.
If the cylinder has a tundish next to it, you’ll be able to see a little drip in that.
Wtf is a tundish ?
Does it sound like either way it's a parts job rather than something I can adjust with pressure etc ?
Faulty float valve in water tank. If on off position and water still coming through then washer or seal failure
Fuckin hell you'll make someone a good wife
First thing I did , no joy . Absolute absence of lion shit as far as I can see too
Mansfield Mackem
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The ball cock will be stuck in the water tank in the loft
Not in a sealed or unvented system it won’t.
Aye. Get someome in.
Mansfield Mackem
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Is there a water tank in the loft?
No think it's a "sealed system " ?
Mansfield Mackem
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We’re is the overflow of water coming from? What feeds your cylinder in the airing cupboard
Coming from a spout outside the kitchen window . I presume the cylinder is fed direct from a cold feed with a couple of valves on it to regulate the flow and pressure . I'm no plumber like .
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