doriz
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Friends have just built a catio. Lost about 10 cats in 6 years due to busy road. Cat folkCatio maybe an idea
Friends have just built a catio. Lost about 10 cats in 6 years due to busy road. Cat folkCatio maybe an idea
What is a "Catio" pray tell?Catio maybe an idea
Ootside burd cage fer cats on the side of yer castle. Had to look it up meself. Becoming more popular.What is a "Catio" pray tell?
??? Just seen the answer. Good idea although a lot of wark involved.Catio maybe an idea
Friends have just built a catio. Lost about 10 cats in 6 years due to busy road. Cat folk
Was the ball valve faulty for it to overflow? The cold feed to the kitchen sink ?shouldn't come from the header tank or did you mean bathroom basin ?
What a complete pain! Poor you!
Wot about just a new ball cock with its arm bent well down so the old tank can work more or less until you have time to replace that?
Just a thought.
Is it an old brass one, or a more modern plastic diaphragm one?
I've mended both just by replacing the washer or diaphragm.
But that won't help you with the clear up, or the overflow, or the tank.
So sorry mate. Not a good time to happen in the slightest, not that there ever is a good time.
Feeling I have been dumb. Just noticed you said "header tank" as in the tank that keeps the central heating system topped up.Its a modern plastic thing looks cheap compared to ones for sale now. Its working fine atm but I will need to replace it
& probably do the insulation properly as its not done the way I thought it was. If you poke your head up it looks all good
until you climb half way along then its only done on the flat ceiling part not going down into the eves.
The certificate is nailed inside the roof. Not worth the paper its written on.
Feeling I have been dumb. Just noticed you said "header tank" as in the tank that keeps the central heating system topped up.
I think it might even be called the "expansion tank." That makes more sense as indeed they do have a ball valve and an outlet that pours into the tank, which (sticking my neck out here) comes from the system when the water expands on being heated by the boiler and has to go somewhere rather than blowing up! Ours is a big pipe that goes up the outside of the tank then curves over to let the water fall into the tank.
But again I may be wrong and your ordinary cold water feed tank that is huge and sits in the roof as originally organised Lord Congreve! Is the one you are talking about.
"In 1809, Congreve rockets were used by the Royal Navy to set fire to Amsterdam. They did a very effective job as there were no water sources available to put out roof fires. The UK government realised the vulnerability of London, and decreed that all buildings should have a large water tank in the roof."
@brianp38dse or @gstuart may be able to help.
Glad you are, at least at the moment, sorted.
(Don't forget to NOT insulate under the tanks!!!!)
Bin to cleaning wuk today, the firm are moving up the road in January and aren't taking us with them, another kick in the marbles, thanks 2023. The Beloved has been visiting her Pa in Great Yawnmouth, so MaTee helped me out. Trouble is she can't do an average job for the life of her so it has taken an age.
Now installed at my preferred watering hole and enjoying a rather splendid Christmas bap. Turkey, ham, stuffing, cranberry sauce and (unexplainably) flat cheese. Was generous and rather delicious.
An the rain has buggered oft ferra bit anorl.
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