Expansion Vessel Dripping - temporary fix?

[Chucklehead]

The expansion vessel here has developed a drip.. coming out of a small (manufactured) hole circled. I only realised something was happening when it started dripping into the living room below.

Is there something I can do to stop this tonight until I get someone out to look at it tomorrow?

[Chucklehead]

I've got something for now, but unfortunately it drips on top of another pipe underneath that makes it difficult to get something of a reasonable size.

I was thinking more along the lines of reducing pressure or something that might still allow me a hot shower in the morning!

[Chucklehead]

I've turned off the supply to the tank and opened an upstairs tap for 20 seconds until it started to slow. Looks like that has been enough for now. I'll check the bucket again shortly.

I can turn it back on for my morning shower.

Any other ideas, let me know!

[Chucklehead]

Thanks for the suggestion.. someone will be out to look at it shortly, so I'll mention it.

[Chucklehead]

Unfortunately my setup is a bit of a faff, and he's going to have to remove most of the pipework underneath to be able to remove the tank. There's not a lot of space above either, so it needs to be a like for like replacement.

As it's a bit undersized (28l Vs 24l), I suggested taking it straight up through the ceiling and into the loft and fitting a bigger unit (today!), but that's probably also too much faff.

[Chucklehead]

Sorry, typo above. I have 18 and it should be 24, so slightly undersized. There's not really anywhere for it to go, but they're not charging crazy rates for the work, so they can do whatever they need to for it to work.. we just can't go bigger

[Chucklehead]

I agree with you, but without the support of my wife or the guy doing the work, I just accepted to be back in the same situation I was in before, minus £214 and a call-out fee!

I'll file it under "I told you so" for the next time.

[Chucklehead]

and associated pissing about with the pipes, yeah

[Chucklehead]

I'd have paid double if he could have done it the same day! I don't have the time to be messing about with that sort of thing just now.