Overflow Pipe From Tank In Attic

Unless your pressurised hw system is in the attic too then it could be a blowoff safety valve no idea about heating system the heating is run from a stanley oil fired cooker don t think it s pressurised though.

Overflow pipe from tank in attic. An overflow pipe leads from a water storage tank or cistern inside your home to the outside. How to diagnose and repair a dripping overflow. The tank will either be your cold water header tank or the flow and expansion tank for the heating system and the valve is a type 1. It could be that tank or it could be a toilet overflowing.

If its the toilet it will be directly connected to the white overflow pipe so should be easy to trace. The tank in the attic has been trickling out of the overflow for a few weeks now. They re a vital part of your home s plumbing system. I think you might be right about the tank on the landing.

For any roofing issues visit. I have an open vented system with a hot water pump stuart turner monsoon twin 3 fitted. Set it very low but water is above the float. If not then u will still have a expansion tank in the attic with an overflow.

Tested it fine know it shuts off the feed that way. Have already changed the valve and float in the attic. The overflow pipes from the tanks in the loft generally come out at the eaves so it unlikely to be them. With this type of valve the brass stem is bent downwards carefully to adjust the water level.