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no water from hot taps

  • 31-05-2010 8:19pm
    #1
    tz1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi there,

    I turned on the immersion earlier for half an hour and when i went to turn the tap on hot water trickled for a few seconds and now there's no water hot or cold coming from any of the hot taps. Has anyone any idea what might cause this or how i might fix it and if i've done any harm by having the immersion on (it's off now).
    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Philistine
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭Philistine


    Can you check in the attic and see if there is any water in the tank?


  • #3
    tz1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭tz1981


    no i can't - I've just rang the landlord so hopefully he won't be too long bout getting it sorted. Don't have any way to get up to the attic (I'd need a step ladder) and the neighbours aren't answering their door. Thanks though.


  • #4
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    Has the water been switched off recently? It could be an airlock in the hot supply, which can be easily fixed

    Id recommend checking this out, but I would naturally make sure there is water in the tank, and its switched on first


  • #5
    yoshytoshy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭yoshytoshy


    Fingers McGee wrote: »
    Id recommend checking this out, but I would naturally make sure there is water in the tank, and its switched on first

    If anyone is going to try the above ,be warned that you can blow the valves on your washing machine doing this.


  • #6
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    yoshytoshy wrote: »
    If anyone is going to try the above ,be warned that you can blow the valves on your washing machine doing this.

    Are you talking about a machine that has a hot supply going to it, or a cold only supply?


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  • #7
    OddJob4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭OddJob4


    yoshytoshy wrote: »
    If anyone is going to try the above ,be warned that you can blow the valves on your washing machine doing this.

    But the washing machine is not in the loop :P


  • #8
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    OddJob4 wrote: »
    But the washing machine is not in the loop :P

    Its on the supply as its cold, unless the machine also takes a hot supply, which most don't nowadays


  • #9
    OddJob4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭OddJob4


    Yes, but the flexi is going from washing machine hot & cold feed, so the washing machine is not in the loop. :D

    "Disconnect the cold water hose from the back of the washing machine (Turn the valve off first). Disconnect the hot water hose from the valve on the hot water pipe. (Turn this valve off first also). Now connect the free end of the cold hose, to the free, hot valve."


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