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My elec cylinder lacks pressure? When i turn bath on it runs then turns to a driblle after a couple of minutes. I turn off for a while and then it goes again. have to do this about 4 times to get bath full. Any ideas please?
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Oh :o that sounds familiar, to make sure that your hot water cylinder is not the problem check the other taps and shower if it doesn't happen there then its not your hot water cylinder! The most common reason for this happing is a washer, when you run hot water the washer expands and your water pressure reduces. So check your Tap washers (replace if necessary) or if you have a single lever check the mixer assembly (mite need a new assembly), before you do that shut your water off at the meter. Also another reason for this happening is grit in the mixer. In this case just remove the mixer assembly and clean it out.
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If this only happens on the hot water, I would say that your pressure reducing valve has a problem or a strainer on the water supply to the cylinder needs a clean out. You could also check if the stopvalves are all open on the supply to to the cylinder.
Please let us know how you getting on mate.