Leaking hot or cold water lines.
Water tank in attic leaking.
A fully insulated attic access hatch.
Leaking water tank problems and cures.
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Bought a new valve and ballcock and installed problem was still continuing.
A tight fitting lid on the water tank.
Stay alert to leaking clues.
Rainy weather causes the first type of leak to be discovered.
Leaking overflow on tank.
Commonly attic water heater leaks are caused by problems like these.
Leaking water tank hole.
However keep in mind that some plastic tanks contain a substance called.
If your cold water feed and expansion tank overflow pipe is leaking there are two possible causes.
Leaks from a water heater can be major depending on where the leak is coming from damage can be to attic flooring insulation drywall and even flooring if it leaks a long time a 50 gallon water heater will overflow the pan and then some if it bursts or the bottom rusts out.
The good news is that you will not even have to dry the surface area beforehand.
Notice the overflow pipe from the attic leaking climbed up and checked the cold water tank and noticed that the ballcock was no longer working and the tank was constantly filling.
These type of water leaks are easy to find but also easy to fix if your good at a bit of diy plumbing.
Possible causes of attic water heater leaks.
Disruptions or breaks in the incoming or outbound water line connections.
Leak at isolation connecting to ball cock also know as the float operating valve.
Find yourself with a leaking water tank problem and looking for a cure.
Look inside the tank.
Water leaks occur through roof failure ice dams and water condensation or frost build up inside an attic.
Fully lagged pipe work again to stop it freezing in winter causing leaks.
In every attic there should be an isolation valve to the tank so there should be no reason to turn the mains water supply of until the emergency plumber arrives to fix the plumbing problems.
If you can see water constantly running or dripping from the water feed try checking the float valve isn t stuck as described in step 2 above.
Martin an experienced emergency plumber will explain what the best think to do.
A fully insulated tank with the base exposed to a part of the attic floor which has been left un insulated to allow the heat from the house below to keep the tank from freezing in the winter.
