What is going to be the best way to thaw out a frozen overflow pipe? I guess that it has been dripping slightly so in current temperature has a core of ice running through it. It comes from the header tank in the loft.
Andrew
Use hot water if the said pipe is within easy reach.
I can get to the outside fairly easily - it is a bungalow - but the bit in the loft maybe harder. Then again if the loft is insulated then that bit may not be frozen. Perhaps give it a try.
In message , Andrew May writes
Fix the valve in header tank Wait for warmer weather.
If it still passes water, hot water, otherwise a blowlamp or hot air gun
Your header tank shouldn't be overflowing in the first place.
The float valve should be set to shut off the supply well below the level of the overflow outlet in the tank.
michael adams
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generally te coldest will be the bit outside: in the loft stick a hit air heater near the end of it, if doing it from outside don't help
Alternatively if you have a leaky ball valve fix that and you wont need the overflow, or simply flush a loo every hour.
SWMBO has been surfing the weather nerd sites: theres weeks of this still to come.
I must try and start the camper laid up for the winter as well and get the batteries up to reasonable temps.
The valve could be fine, but there's a dead squirrel floating about, knocking against the ball every now and then causing the overflow :)
who's there? A dead squirrel. Odd. I thought the point about dead squirrels was that they were dead.
But make sure its a metal pipe first, some strange installations around.
Brian
It's a fairly standard 1960 bungalow. Not mine. A neighbours. I was hoping to get it cleared so it could overflow until she can get it fixed. But it looks like it may be cold for a while.
A heating element attached to the pipe might do the trick.
Cheers
Dave R
DHW header tank or CH? I didn't mind the dead mouse in the bottom of our DHW header tank but a dead squirrel is pushing it a bit. How did it get in there is the tanks have a proper Bye Law 30 kit and insulation etc?
Fix the float valve or whatever is causing it to overflow and wait for warmer weather?
Or even an angle grinder.
Of course, WD-40 is specifically designed for that purpose... ;-)
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