Plumbers NZ is New Zealand's largest online plumbing, gas and drainage resource. Plumbing exam help, plumbing news, directory and free quotes.

Author Topic: Hot water backfeeding to the street  (Read 1918 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline fluffitt

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 1
  • Karma: +0/-0
Hot water backfeeding to the street
« on: November 03, 2011, 04:56:55 PM »
Hi there, we are having our water mains fixed in the street at the moment and we have been told that our hot water cylinder is backfeeding out to the street. When the water is turned back on at the street we can hear the hot water cylinder filling up and the workmen have said this shouldn't happen. Do you know why this would happen? is it a problem? we are in Christchurch in an earthquake damage district would this be a cause? Thanks


Linkback: https://www.plumbers.nz/q-and-a-hot-water-cylinders/44/hot-water-backfeeding-to-the-street/891/

Offline Thunderhead

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 341
  • Karma: +37/-3
Re: Hot water backfeeding to the street
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2011, 06:41:33 PM »
This can happen on low pressure open vented systems...it is only a problem if you have a mains pressure system as there is a non return valve as part of the valve gear...if operation has returned to normal then i would guess that there is no problem but if you have any doubt call your local plumber to come and have a look...or even just ring your local plumber and have a chat,and if he thinks it needs a visit then get him in. As a new cylinder costs around a grand+instalation whats a hundred dollars to get your local plumber to make sure things are ok!.


Share via digg Share via facebook Share via linkedin Share via twitter

Similar Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies / Views Last post
xx
what's good water pressure coming from the street?

Started by hattricknz

2 Replies
2038 Views
Last post October 11, 2016, 07:24:30 PM
by integrated
xx
hot water cylinder overflow continuously and water is not hot at all

Started by jerrine

4 Replies
14485 Views
Last post September 06, 2010, 09:09:49 PM
by jobby
xx
info about swapping from electric hot water cylinder to a gas hot water cylinder

Started by miz vix

3 Replies
17751 Views
Last post November 17, 2009, 12:19:09 PM
by Plumber
xx
Dux hot water water cylinder

Started by helpme

2 Replies
2537 Views
Last post November 18, 2012, 09:49:23 PM
by qeplumbing@gmail.com
 
Share this topic...
In a forum
(BBCode)
In a site/blog
(HTML)