Hot water cylinder leak

[jamesd]

Hi all

I have a foam-insulated copper hot water cylinder that appears to be leaking slowly. To ease me into the impending state of financial shock - is there a wonder substance out there that can be fed into the cylinder to fix leaks? Or is it possibly corrosion (the foam's green but where the water is seeping the green's a deeper green) and am I looking at the full cylinder replacement?

Cheers in advance for any advice...no matter how bad it might be.

James Denning

 

[oilman]

There is nothing as far as I am aware you can put in the tank. Where is the leak? Is it at a joint? How old is the cylinder?

 

[jamesd]

Hi

Haven't got a scooby how old the cylinder is - possibly 10-12 years+.
I can't actually see where the leak is - it manifests itself at the bottom of the cylinder and into the floorboards supporting it.

Cheers
JD

 

[Bahco]

You need to find out the source of the leak.
If it is at a joint you should be able to repair but if it is the cylinder you need to replace it
Suggest you investigate thoroughly even taking off some of the foam if you have to.

 

[jamesd]

Thanks - I'll go get a knife and start hacking...

 

[Bahco]

GENTLY DOES IT

 

[jamesd]

What - not use a hammer and a large chisel to remove foam?

Of course - anyway have to ask her indoors permission to tinker first...

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Gonna be the cylinder innit

 

[jamesd]

The leak is at the base through the metal - must be corrosion - an old sock is wedged in to soak it up and calling a central heating engineer tomorrow. Cheers BAHCO and oilman.