What to do if your hot water tank is drained?
If you’ve drained the tank and now are not getting any hot water, you should check a few things to see if you can’t get the hot water flowing again, before calling in a service technician. Check the cold water supply valve to see that you’ve reopened the cold water inlet leading into the hot water heater.
Why is there no water in my water tank?
If you haven’t touched any valves on the tank, what has probably happened is that when you turned the cold off that feeds the tank you have drained all the water out of it and air has gone down the supply pipes. When you have turned the cold back on its trapped the air down the pipe and made an air lock somewhere.
When to turn on hot water after refilling?
Wait for a period of time after refilling the water heater, because it’s going to take time for the heating elements inside to actually heat the water. Don’t expect to have hot water minutes after turning everything back on.
Is there a hot water tank in the bathroom?
However, no cold water in the bathroom upstairs.. No toilet sink or bath. Everywhere else is fine. I got a huge plastic attic cold tank, and upstairs hot tank in an airing cupboard. There is ner’ a dribble of cold except the power shower. What is going on? Please? Mugsy Have you jumped up into the loft to check the tank has refilled?
What to do if your water tank is not filling up?
Place your thumb tightly over the outlet. Open the hot side first, then slowly open the cold for as long as the pressure allows. Quickly close the cold and slowly relaease the outlet. This may need to be repeated but should sort out any air lock.
If you haven’t touched any valves on the tank, what has probably happened is that when you turned the cold off that feeds the tank you have drained all the water out of it and air has gone down the supply pipes. When you have turned the cold back on its trapped the air down the pipe and made an air lock somewhere.
Why does my loft water tank not fill up?
With both basin taps open the tank in the loft didn’t fill back up. The pressure there was good when I held down the ball valve . It filled the CWSC quickly. The CWSC was full but still no cold water coming out. What do you mean by this ..”with both basin taps open the tank in the loft didn’t fill back up ” ?
However, no cold water in the bathroom upstairs.. No toilet sink or bath. Everywhere else is fine. I got a huge plastic attic cold tank, and upstairs hot tank in an airing cupboard. There is ner’ a dribble of cold except the power shower. What is going on? Please? Mugsy Have you jumped up into the loft to check the tank has refilled?
