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Header Tank Troubles

  • 16-01-2011 7:27pm
    #1
    BlueTaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi everyone, nearly had a disaster this evening with header tank in attic. Emptied and replaced broken ballcock and cleaned it out, then waited for it to refill. Everything fine until I noticed water pouring out of the pipe at the bottom side of it. The pipe has lossened going into it. The tank is there 22 years. Two questions: Do I have to replace the tank and could I do it myself.


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  • #2
    Sparkpea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Sparkpea


    is the tank plastic or galvanised?


  • #3
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Photos would be nice as well.


  • #4
    BlueTaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭BlueTaz


    Thanks for replying guys, it was a plastic header tank, recommended to get a fibre glass one, the pipe at the bottom of the tank had come loose, the one below the ball-cock one. Got the tank and fixtures myself. Cost €95 to install the tank and they wanted €120 to supply and fit a new ballcock as well as tank. Is that reasonable? (put in ball-cock myself) Sorry can't put up pics as I dont't know how.


  • #5
    DoneDL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭DoneDL


    Why are you suggesting a fbreglass tank is solid fuel? If not a plastic tank will be fine, set the stopcock so the water is about a 1/3 way up the tank and fit a lid, cut holes with hole saw clean around the cuts, hoover out the swarf and wipe the tank clean with a damp cloth. Also use the metal plate supplied to support the ballcock


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