Water tank leak

[Dan Robinson]

An enclosure wouldn't be a bad idea. But they need support too. Their entire weight looks like it is being born by the cistern.

I would put two clips on each pipe on the loft floor, then at least one clip each on the vertical, then another one each on the horizontal part of the platform.

 

[Calculus]

An enclosure wouldn't be a bad idea. But they need support too. Their entire weight looks like it is being born by the cistern.

I would put two clips on each pipe on the loft floor, then at least one clip each on the vertical, then another one each on the horizontal part of the platform.

How do the last two clips you mention differ from the 'two clips on each pipe on the loft floor'?

 

[Dan Robinson]

They will take any remaining strain off the cistern. Especially if there are service valves there that might put any torsion onto the pipe/cistern.

 

[Calculus]

They will take any remaining strain off the cistern. Especially if there are service valves there that might put any torsion onto the pipe/cistern.

Got it now, I was wrongly equating the loft floor with the platform.

 

[durhamplumber]

Put the lottery on.You on a v lucky streak.

 

[Calculus]

Put the lottery on.You on a v lucky streak.

Just before the plumber arrived the water had started to drip from a second place. I might have avoided total inundation by a few hours.

 

[Calculus]

The plumber has finished the job and I thought I'd post a pic of the end result.

Fitting the mumsen rings looks a little trickier now. the new (square) tank goes right to edge of the platform so no possiblity of securing at that point. Also the vertical sections are now sloped from the vertical and a few inches away from the platform. Looks like I'll have to make some sort of wooden enclosure along with fitting the one or two mumsen rings that are fitable.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I'm sure with a combination of some timber battens on the front face/legs of platform, some munsens on extension and some copper saddle pipe clips, you could build in a fair bit of support for those pipes.