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Hi folks
I'm new & in need of advice.
Forgive my lack of understanding of plumbing.
This is the first time in over 20yrs that this has been so bad.
We have the cold water tank of our downstairs neighbour in our attic & often the pipes make noise but on Friday the noise became very loud with the pipes rattling & sounds of gurgling.
When I looked at the tank the water was hot (almost boiling am sure you could have boiled an egg in it!)
Neighbours were out.
I called my sons' Dad & he seemed to think neighbours, who have a solid fuel fire had left the vents open & the overflow had caused the tank in our attic to heat up.
My concerns are...
Is this normal?
If neighbours hadn't returned when they did could the tank in my attic have taken any more 'overflow' is there a danger?
I have bought my home but downstairs is still housing association, I had tried to get the tank out my attic in the past but to no avail, obviously I need to allow access.
Should I be concerned, do I need to contact the housing association?
Please put my mind at rest,reassure me, help me understand if this needs to be reported or not.
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Cat
I'm new & in need of advice.
Forgive my lack of understanding of plumbing.
This is the first time in over 20yrs that this has been so bad.
We have the cold water tank of our downstairs neighbour in our attic & often the pipes make noise but on Friday the noise became very loud with the pipes rattling & sounds of gurgling.
When I looked at the tank the water was hot (almost boiling am sure you could have boiled an egg in it!)
Neighbours were out.
I called my sons' Dad & he seemed to think neighbours, who have a solid fuel fire had left the vents open & the overflow had caused the tank in our attic to heat up.
My concerns are...
Is this normal?
If neighbours hadn't returned when they did could the tank in my attic have taken any more 'overflow' is there a danger?
I have bought my home but downstairs is still housing association, I had tried to get the tank out my attic in the past but to no avail, obviously I need to allow access.
Should I be concerned, do I need to contact the housing association?
Please put my mind at rest,reassure me, help me understand if this needs to be reported or not.
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Cat