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Post by leepoll71 on Sept 25, 2017 18:21:49 GMT
Hi all
I have a bit of a stupid question. While tiding the crap in up in the air cupboard, I noticed that the floor was damp. I moved the lagging to check for leaks but can can't see or feel anything, although there was a small amount of water on the side of the cylinder near the bottom where its cold. My question is could it be something as stupid as condensation? Or is there likely to be a small leak somewhere?
Cheers
Lee
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Sept 25, 2017 18:39:13 GMT
It could be. No leaks? Check from top down.
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Post by leepoll71 on Sept 25, 2017 18:44:18 GMT
Its bone dry at the top and mostly around the bottom half. All I've found is a bit of a dribble near the bottom and the lagging was a bit wet at the bottom. Cheers
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Post by crowsfoot on Sept 25, 2017 19:12:52 GMT
The most popular place for cylinders to leak is on that bottom seam right were it sits on the floor. Most likely the cylinders gone I'm afraid  . Tappy, |
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Post by tomplum on Sept 25, 2017 19:14:50 GMT
it could be a pin hole in the cylinder if its not running down from anywhere, Best move is to change it, you can fuck about for ages trying to chase a drip and you can never be 100%, a pinhole could be anywhere, I'd change the cylinder then you are sure,  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Sept 25, 2017 19:16:15 GMT
I had one once where it was wet at the bottom. I thought, tanks gone.
Then I went in loft & it was dribbling down the ballcock, down the side of the cold tank, running along & down the pipe to the hot tank & down. Basically the cold was over flowing a bit. I was quite chuffed with that find, never had it since! My glory has thus ceased!
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Post by leepoll71 on Sept 25, 2017 19:20:11 GMT
That's a bit of a bummer if that's the case. I removed the lagging from the cylinder, I'll have a proper look tomorrow. Cheers
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Sept 25, 2017 19:24:58 GMT
Unfortunately if the tanks gone it's gone. Bummer.
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Post by leepoll71 on Sept 25, 2017 19:25:12 GMT
So I've never replaced a cylinder but can't see it being a problem. The only thing is, is it has a coil with flow and return to the aga back boiler. Would that flow and return be a sealed system? If it is how would I refill it?
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Post by tomplum on Sept 25, 2017 19:33:18 GMT
its unlikely to be sealed from an aga, It will need venting for safety reasons,
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Post by leepoll71 on Sept 25, 2017 19:38:09 GMT
How does an aga back boiler work tom? There's a ball o fix isolation down the side of the aga which is isolated, what will that be for?
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Sept 25, 2017 19:39:12 GMT
If you can buy the same make & size of tank you might be lucky with all the bits being in the same
place. What a joy that would be!
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Post by leepoll71 on Sept 25, 2017 19:42:53 GMT
yea, not gonna be that lucky lol rocketman
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Sept 25, 2017 19:44:36 GMT
You never know
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Post by tomplum on Sept 25, 2017 19:45:43 GMT
How does an aga back boiler work tom? There's a ball o fix isolation down the side of the aga which is isolated, what will that be for? I don't know why the isolation is there Lee, the pipes need to be open because there's no control on an aga, you can't switch it off when its fully burning so those pipe always need water flowing through to take the heat away,  |
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