Cold water tank in loft is missing its lid

plumb1_2

Do not have any sort of timber lid, as it will rot, how do they know they can’t get a plastic lid to fit , have they measures it. My guess no, if it’s circ 1999 then should easy get a kit for it.
£1k to change a cws  no way. Materials £100 plus half a day to change, plus disposal fee.
If the agent is telling you it’s gonna cost £1k, then ask um to knock it off the price of the house.

Ectophile

The lid on my tank was falling apart when I bought the house.  I made a new one myself out of polystyrene insulation panels and sticky tape.  Cost a lot less than replacing the whole tank, and it keeps the muck out fine.  And it should help insulate the tank in winter too.

TELLIT01

£1k to replace the cold tank in the loft!!!  They're having a laugh.

littleboo

Mine was missing a lid, I made one from ply with a waterproof sheet on the underside which is folded  over to the top side and secured with staples. 

coffeehound

plumb1_2 said:

£1k to change a cws  no way. Materials £100 plus half a day to change, plus disposal fee.

If it's an old galvanised solid riveted tank, sell it to a hipster to turn into a coffee table

comeandgo

Bendy_House said:

The kitchen tap will almost certainly be mains. If it isn't, you'll be the only hoosie in the country that ain't :-)

It'll be 'interesting' to know if the other cold taps are mains or tank-fed, but not a dealbreaker. If they are mains-fed, then great - drink away. If they are (and this is more likely) tank-fed, then don't drink (tho' it likely won't kill you, unless a spider sticks in your throat...) Tank-fed is the more likely, and should be considered 'quite normal' for such vented systems.

This is minor stuff. Don't be surprised if the EA groans when you ask them for this info   It just won't - shouldn't - affect the decision to buy.

There are thousands of hoosies not getting mains water in any taps, they have private supplies.

nofoollikeold

1. Sheet of 3/8" / 9 mm ply cut to (just over) size.  Don't use MDF as it falls apart if it gets wet.  
2. Lined with polythene as a single sheet wrapped over to other side.
3. Fastened to "other side" (which will be the facing up, not facing the water) with staples thinner than the ply.
4. Hole cut out to allow the vent pipe from the hot water cylinder to go through.  Polythene in this area (on water facing side) fastened to ply with double sided sticky tape.  
5. Should last 20 years.

plumb1_2

nofoollikeold said:

1. Sheet of 3/8" / 9 mm ply cut to (just over) size.  Don't use MDF as it falls apart if it gets wet.  
2. Lined with polythene as a single sheet wrapped over to other side.
3. Fastened to "other side" (which will be the facing up, not facing the water) with staples thinner than the ply.
4. Hole cut out to allow the vent pipe from the hot water cylinder to go through.  Polythene in this area (on water facing side) fastened to ply with double sided sticky tape.  
5. Should last 20 yrs

but doesn’t concur with water regs.

Another_Level

The idea is to maintain the water in that tank to be safe drinkable wholesome water for all . Also to ensure that no contaminated water can be drawn back into the water companies distribution network.  The people purchasing the property would expect the water system to be as safe as possible.

Maybe the vendors have documation if the water tank was exchanged etc,   

The survey has mentioned a lid missing, seems a minor issue  but now the purchaser has been alerted by a competent survey  person it will become the new owners responsibility.

The purchaser will make their own decision, it's a minor issue until sorted out.

How its is corrected is in the hands of the purcher.

Seems a small upgrade job if they love the property 

oaksandacorns

Thanks all x The vendors refused to do it, so we'll have to sort it when we move in. I'd like to install a combi like we have here and an electric shower, so I'm hoping that the cold water storage tank, immersion tank and old radiator boiler can all be removed and then we'll have clean water everywhere. Short term I'll see if we can get a plumber out to put a lid on the tank in case the vendors lying and it it doable cheaply. Really appreciate your help all x