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Hot water cylinder corrosion
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I had a sales bod in yesterday from ASG/Everlasting Boilers and he said my hot water tank was on it's last legs and was leaking. He pointed to the gunk at the bottom of the tank as in the photo below.
Is it really leaking or is it just muck, corrosion and the metal reacting over the years?
The rest of the base is dry and there is no water damage to the ceiling below the airing cupboard where the tank is.
Just salesman scare tactics to get me to sign?

(full size pic link)
Is it really leaking or is it just muck, corrosion and the metal reacting over the years?
The rest of the base is dry and there is no water damage to the ceiling below the airing cupboard where the tank is.
Just salesman scare tactics to get me to sign?

(full size pic link)
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Looks like corrosion of some sort
Can you afford to ignore the chance that it is?0 -
bridgedino wrote: »Looks like corrosion of some sort
Can you afford to ignore the chance that it is?
I certainly can't afford take the chance. Money is tight.0 -
Based purely on the pic, it looks like dried 'dribble' from above (in lay terms)!
Trace the track of the water stains to the top of the tank (you can see them in the pic) and have a look there. Might be a leaking joint that could be nipped up and you're done.
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Do you know how old the tank is?
I had to replace mine as it was rusting away. I now have a state of the art model that is very well insulated.Who having known the diamond will concern himself with glass?
Rudyard Kipling0 -
Based purely on the pic, it looks like dried 'dribble' from above (in lay terms)!
Trace the track of the water stains to the top of the tank (you can see them in the pic) and have a look there. Might be a leaking joint that could be nipped up and you're done.
Just had a look and they possibly but more likely come from the immersion heater. But it all looks bone dry around the immersion and not currently leaking.0 -
PlutoinCapricorn wrote: »Do you know how old the tank is?
I had to replace mine as it was rusting away. I now have a state of the art model that is very well insulated.
I believe the tank is about 32 years old as the property has been in the family longer than I have owned it.0 -
32 years is a long time. You may be able to patch it up as others have suggested, but in your position I would start investigating possible replacements.Who having known the diamond will concern himself with glass?
Rudyard Kipling0 -
Who having known the diamond will concern himself with glass?
Rudyard Kipling0 -
You might be lucky (although 32 years is an age) was the immersion heater replaced and the stains are on the back of that? If you have house insurance, damage from escaping domestic water is probably covered but the faff if you do have a leak/flood! As you stated, money is tight so you might have to keep fingers crossed and monitor it. Good luck Sir regardless.0
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PlutoinCapricorn wrote: »Do you know how old the tank is?
I had to replace mine as it was rusting away. I now have a state of the art model that is very well insulated.0
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