Following on from a post of a couple of weeks ago regarding asking advice about powerflushing (having been advised by a young plumber that we needed one as our system was overheating). My husband has been up in the loft and taken pictures which are attached.
We have an old central heating system (probably 20+ years) and have noticed there is a small tank in the loft which is constantly filling up with hot water. It’s right next to the cold water tank in the loft. Hot water pours into the tank from a pipe positioned above it. There was a lot of steam coming out of the tank so we have now temporarily covered the tank. The water in the tank looks dirty brown so I think it’s from the central heating part of the system. Would anyone be able to explain why the tank could be filling up with hot water. It seems an awful waste of energy. From looking on forums I wonder if it is an expansion tank which for some reason is constantly being filled with hot water.
The radiators seem fine.
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Hot water in tank in loft - PigletJohn are you around?
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AmericanPastoral · 02/01/2017 11:23
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