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Water tank in loft

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  • stranger12
    stranger12 Posts: 558 Forumite
    Well I have held the floating thing to stop water coming in

    How would you block it off? And end cap screwed into it rather than the floating thing( if that is the right word)
  • Silver-Surfer_2
    Silver-Surfer_2 Posts: 1,850 Forumite
    stranger12 wrote: »
    Well I have held the floating thing to stop water coming in

    How would you block it off? And end cap screwed into it rather than the floating thing( if that is the right word)

    So it's still filling?

    As you haven't got a clue leave it to the plumber.
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    stranger12 wrote: »
    Well I have held the floating thing to stop water coming in

    How would you block it off? And end cap screwed into it rather than the floating thing( if that is the right word)

    Turn the tap off...

    Normally something that looks like.

    tap.jpg

    You can just turn it off then empty the tank.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • stranger12
    stranger12 Posts: 558 Forumite
    I have blocked it off by holding the floating thing up so it doesn't fill up

    Re stop !!!! or tap, I can't find it

    I have looked bloody every where


    I was thinking Inget a redirect pipe to redirect it back to the gutter and the put and end cap on it but then I thought a plumber should really do it
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    stranger12 wrote: »
    I have blocked it off by holding the floating thing up so it doesn't fill up

    Re stop !!!! or tap, I can't find it

    I have looked bloody every where


    I was thinking Inget a redirect pipe to redirect it back to the gutter and the put and end cap on it but then I thought a plumber should really do it

    So if you've stopped it from filling by whatever means why don't you just empty it?
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • ariba10
    ariba10 Posts: 5,432 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    This could end in a disaster !
    I used to be indecisive but now I am not sure.
  • stranger12
    stranger12 Posts: 558 Forumite
    I have but just want the tank removed
  • stator
    stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite
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    Has your boiler got a filling loop? If you can't see and top up the water pressure on your boiler then the tank in the loft is probably to maintain pressure of your central heating and shouldn't be removed.
    Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.
  • Annie1960
    Annie1960 Posts: 3,009 Forumite
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    What did the surveyor say about tanks in the loft when you had the survey done?
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    Tbh I'm not sure you have a combi boiler at all, if your roof tank is still filling I'm not sure it's not in use, what boiler do you have & have you got a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
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