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Plumbing help!

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Howtodeal · 20/10/2018 18:08

We have a boiler downstairs and a hot water cylinder upstairs in the airing cupboard, and also 2 small round tanks higher up in the airing cupboard, one has the pressure gauge on it. Leak in the hot water cylinder (motor valve on the front). For reasons I won't go into as it will take forever I am tied to using one plumber who can't come til Thursday.

So as the water leaks out the pressure keeps dropping to zero and if I fill it up it just means more leak! So right now the pressure is at zero to avoid more leaking.

My question is does this mean no hot water as well as no central heating (all turned off atm to be on the safe side, can manage with no CH til Thursday but HW will be a pain)? I'm just not sure if the pressure thingy relates to the central heating only or not.

That is probably the worst description of a heating system ever but hopefully someone will know what I mean Blush

If anyone could advise I'd be ever so grateful!

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johnd2 · 20/10/2018 20:22

It will be the boiler primary water, so you can't heat things using the boiler but you can use the hot taps ok. If you have an electric immersion heater you can heat the water that way.

Howtodeal · 20/10/2018 21:34

Ah brilliant! Now you've said that I recall them saying something about an electric immersion heater when we moved in, I think we switched it off but I'll check and switch it back on. Thank you SO much johnd2

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