Water tank in loft

stranger12

Hi all,

I have a water tank in my loft on a house recently purchesed.

What would be use of such tanks?

It is right above the bathroom electric cables and on joists which look dodgy to me. The joist is wet .

Another two joists has been ran prependicular to main one to support it .

Also a pipe goes out through the roof for over fill

cajef

http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/consumers/advice-leaflets/tanks.pdf

Silver-Surfer_2

stranger12 wrote: »

Hi all,

I have a water tank in my loft on a house recently purchesed.

What would be use of such tanks? I guess they're handy to store water in.

It is right above the bathroom electric cables and on joists which look dodgy to me. The joist is wet .

Another two joists has been ran prependicular to main one to support it .

Also a pipe goes out through the roof for over fill

Cool post dude. :T

Jonesya

The joist shouldn't be wet, worth investigating where the water is coming from and getting it fixed - if it starts wetting the plaster ceiling underneath then the ceiling could collapse.

prosaver

all i can think of is
maybe its for the mice to have a swim when they get bored and it would also explain the wet joist. as they dont use towels.

Auntie-Dolly

It stores the water that goes into your gravity fed hot water & heating system.

Mojisola

http://www.homeenergyservices.co.uk/help-and-advice/advice-guides/understanding-cold-water-systems/

Have a read and see which type of system you have in your house.

stranger12

I shut off the main from the main road and opened all tabs and flushed the toilet while had some one watching the tank


Not a single was pulled from it

Reading around people do say that if you have combi boiler it should be removed

ariba10

stranger12 wrote: »

I shut off the main from the main road and opened all tabs and flushed the toilet while had some one watching the tank


Not a single was pulled from it

Reading around people do say that if you have combi boiler it should be removed

Do you have a Combi Boiler?

stranger12

Yes

It is a new house I have purchased so I know nothing about it

The tank has a outlet pipe which is wide open but seems to have been blocked off

I am looking to get a plumber to remove it

HappyMJ

stranger12 wrote: »

Yes

It is a new house I have purchased so I know nothing about it

The tank has a outlet pipe which is wide open but seems to have been blocked off

I am looking to get a plumber to remove it

Why?

Empty it and leave it where it is....unless you like wasting money for no reason.