Urgent - can we use the heating if the water is turned off?

User1312

We have a leak so have turned off the water on the stoptap. We have a combi boiler, can we use the heating? Plumber is coming tomorrow to fix leak. Got can't get hold of him to ask about the heating! Freezing here!!

hans_2

https://www.nihe.gov.uk/index/advice/maintaining_your_home/winter_maintenance/water_supply.htm

-taff

where's the leak?

magn8p

As long as you haven't stopped the cold water supply to the boiler, you can use it for heating the house while turning off hot water supply to the taps/tap.

They are 2 different circuits and you are absolutely fine. Just make sure the water supply to the boiler isn't affected.

All the best.

User1312 wrote: »

We have a leak so have turned off the water on the stoptap. We have a combi boiler, can we use the heating? Plumber is coming tomorrow to fix leak. Got can't get hold of him to ask about the heating! Freezing here!!

User1312

The leak is from the pipes that sort the heating. We won't use the hot water taps so fine with no hot water

magn8p

I doesn't sound good to me then!

If the leak is from the heating circuit, I don't you can use it.

I feel for you but the only solution tonight is use use electric heaters if you have them.

User1312 wrote: »

The leak is from the pipes that sort the heating. We won't use the hot water taps so fine with no hot water

-taff

If the leak is coming from your radiator circuit, you can't use the heating.

banksofthe_mersey

good luck, i have hot water but not instant in that i have to turn my heating on.
whats the cheapest way to fix this? i only been home owner 2 years, i thought of local hero?

User1312

thanks all for the advice, the leak was fixed so can now use heating / hot water normally hurray!