Problem draining the hot water tank - Screwfix Community Forum
Jun 14, 2023 · From these, the upper one had the leaking problem, and since it is placed below the middle of the tank, I had to drain the tank first. The steps I followed: 1. Turn off the immersion heater and cut off the electricity 2. Close the cold feed pipe valve of the tank 3. Run the bathroom hot tap until it stops 4.
Draining hot water tank - Screwfix Community Forum
Dec 14, 2005 · when i drain a hot water cylinder i get some garden hose long enough to reach from the cylinder to the street or back door, a length of 15mm pipe long enough to touch the bottom of the cylinder and stick out of the immersion hole, slide the hose over the tube, put the tube in the cylinder touching the bottom, take the other end of the hose outside and suck on it …
Draining hot water to change a tap? - Screwfix Community Forum
Oct 19, 2023 · Failing that secure the cold water storage tank ball valve in the closed position. After that, if you don't want to waste a cylinder full of hot water, run your cold taps until the cold storage tank is empty. The cylinder will remain full but as the supply comes from the top of it, the flow to the hot tap will cease.
Draining Hot Water tank - Screwfix Community Forum
Aug 4, 2021 · Draining Hot Water tank. Discussion in 'Plumbers' Talk' started by Martin Greshoff, Aug 4, 2021. Martin ...
Draining cold water tank in loft | Screwfix Community Forum
Jun 2, 2016 · I have just moved into my house and there was abit of brown water from coming out of the cold water tap in bathroom, after getting in the loft the tank has no cover on and alot of **** at the bottom of it. The house was probably built in 1960's and doubt the cold water tank ever been cleaned out.
Draining A Hot Water Cylinder | Screwfix Community Forum
Mar 16, 2004 · hi sam ever been in the boy scouts ? to drain your cylinder you will need to make a syphon. turn off the water and drain your hot and cold taps, open all taps up and down. when the water stops running, undo the top connection on the cylinder, there will be a small amount of water there so have a towel ready. insert a lenght of hose, make sure the hose goes in deeper …
Draining completely isolated hot water cylinder
Oct 31, 2019 · Yes, the cold water tank is still supplying the old cylinder, which is downstairs in a cupboard in the dining room. The same cold water tank supplies a new cylinder upstairs in the bathroom. There are 2 outlets at the bottom. One supplies the old cylinder, but the stop cock is jammed and has no handwheel on it.
Draining a Hot Water Tank On A Sealed System
Apr 23, 2022 · So you have a sealed hot water system expansion vessel etc. To drain the tank you isolate the system electronically and shut off the cold water supply. You open a hot water tap and wait for it to stop running. This depressurizes the system. Right? Then close the tap. Next you attach a hose to the tank drain and open it up. And NOTHING COMES OUT!!!!
How to turn off hot water on a gravity fed system
Oct 19, 2019 · This is a very old gravity fed system with just a hot water tank and the cold one in the loft, no isolating valves for taps etc. How do I turn stop the hot water flowing? I do plan on fitting isolating valves so the job will be easier in future. Many thanks.
how to safely turn off water supply - Screwfix Community Forum
Nov 22, 2015 · Hi - just in the process of attempting to replace a broken hot water tap in the downstairs toilet. I have turned off the water supply (under the kitchen sink) so far we now have no cold water and no hot water in the upstairs bathroom. However hot water is still coming out downstairs. How to I cut off the supply of hot water so I can change the tap.