My wife noticed a slight discolouration on the bathroom ceiling abovewhich is the water tank. We had a survey warning that it looked a bitdodgy when we purchased the house 7yrs ago - it was one of thosethings "to be done" when we replaced our ageing combi boiler.Anyhow I've turned the stopcock off to the tank and opened thebathroom tap, filling a number of buckets and draining the rest.It seems that I have two options unless more are suggested:1) Replace the tank with a smaller* plastic one2) Connect the inlet pipe to the outlet pipe and convert the bathroomtoilet, bath and sink to high pressure* The kitchen is now on mains pressure and the bath, if needing extracold water, is rarely used. A second bathroom with shower is all highpressure. A replacement tank would need to go through the loft hatch- I'm not sure that the existing one would.I presume any attempt at somehow lining the tank is a not going towork?Are either of the options above fraught with difficulty and whatshould I look out for? Or do I need to get a man in!

The cistern was probably put in place before the roof was built over it. The main problem with having a mains fed toilet is that it stops working if you lose the water supply. Having it fed from stored water does keep it flushing during a short interruption to the water supply.

On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:26:05 +0100, Andrew wrote: - lots to put back and tidy up this weekend.Thanks for noticing.

Leaking galvanised steel water tank in loft ??

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Harry Bloomfield Esq 2 years ago

Lead pipes were used in drinking water supplies, since Roman times, the amount in copper joints is miniscule by comparison. The move to plastic was more about economy and ease of installation, than concerns over lead poisoning.

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Tim Lamb 2 years ago

I fitted a thermal store here. Works well but kindly don't ask me to evaluate the overall thermal efficiency WRT a combi.

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Andrew 2 years ago

Catering dept has the menopause ???

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Tim Lamb 2 years ago

? About 35 years back. She does like a hot bath:-)

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AnthonyL 2 years ago

<thumbs up> - lots to put back and tidy up this weekend.

Thanks for noticing.

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