Photo Gallery 2008:
Plumbing: Replacing a water storage tank
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Water tank showing signs of leakage |
Faulty inlet and blocked overflow |
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Lack of support is rupturing tank |
View inside the water tank |
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Water escaping through tank seams |
The tank cupboard |
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Building a new support |
Cutting the old pipework |
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Old water tank with old connections removed |
Removing the old pipes |
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The burnt out immersion heater element |
The new water tank |
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Deposits on wall of 15mm pipe |
Fitting the pipes |
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Inlet and overflow connections |
Making new pipework |
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Soldering the new water connections |
Tank with thermostat ready for new immersion heater |