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Immersion tank heated up but no hot water.
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.37 PM
Hallo All I have an Tribune HE water cylinder heated by a boiler and two solar heating panels. The water inside is 66° wich is what the thermostat is set to. But yet we have no hot water. The pipe coming out ontop of the tank has got a mixer valve on. That mixes the hot water with cold water. Not sure why. I had a plumber out, charged me £97 to find a fault. Told me its the two way valve to the boiler. Its indirect heating from the boiler so not sure thats right. I really cant afford getting a plumber at the moment. Any help would be appreciated. Xavier
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Anonymous user
have a look at the valve. see if it say LK 550 on it. if so this is a thermostatic mixing valve and as such will break down. sometimes they stop cold water getting in others hot water which is the most ideal as can save a lot of injuries just very inconvenient. the tank will still be hot as this should be on the outlet. I would recommend getting a plumber to come in, I know we are not always cheap. but why didn't the plumber fix the fault when he found it. If I diagnose something like this I arrange to fix it.
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i see it has been changed to before the boiler, in that case it is a pressure releasing valve, to see if this has failed you can check to see if the pipe after this valve to the boiler is cold to the touch once the boiler is heated.
i do think though that you have an airlock as this is normally the only cause for this. you do need to get a qualified person to deal with this though and to do the proper checks. i would be surprised if he doesnt diagnose an airlock as the problem.
Answered21 May 2018
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