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Posted by M.Joshi on September 6, 2006, 1:05 pm
John McGaw Wrote:
> James "Cubby" Culbertson wrote:-
> "M.Joshi" M.Joshi.2do6xh@diybanter.com wrote in message
> Hello,
>
> The water from our water tank in the loft keeps overflowing out of
> the
> overflow pipe.
>
> We recently replaced the ball valve and I checked the level at which
> it
> shuts off the water however, the water has started to overflow again?
>
>
>
>
> --
> M.Joshi-
>
> This is the valve that feeds the tank? If so, that shouldn't have
> anything to do with an overflow I would think. If the water is
> coming out
> of the PRV (Pressure Release Valve) than either it's failing or your
> water
> pressure is too high for it. Sounds like either way, the PRV needs
> to be
> replaced you just have to figure out why.
> Cheers,
> cc
>
> -
>
> No. This is not a hot water tank or anything of that sort. It is an
> accumulator tank (think cistern) which is found commonly in the attics
> of older homes in the UK. The valve in question is probably much like
> the float valve in the tank of a WC and regulates how full the tank is
>
> refilled.
>
> --
> John McGaw
> [Knoxville, TN, USA]
> http://johnmcgaw.com
Thanks for the reples and suggestions - I hadn't thought about the
pressure being too high however, shouldn't ball valves be able to
withstand mains water pressure?
--
M.Joshi
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