Recently all hot water taps in my house started running to a trickle after 
about half a minute. We are in a soft water area - no scale in kettles, 
around taps etc.  I have back flushed the system by connecting the cold tap 
to the hot and opening them both until the tank overflowed.  I have run out 
of ideas.  Anyone know what else I can try.

Thanks

John R

In article <dbaprf$lec$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk>,
	"john redman"  writes:

> Recently all hot water taps in my house started running to a trickle after 
> about half a minute. We are in a soft water area - no scale in kettles, 
> around taps etc.  I have back flushed the system by connecting the cold tap 
> to the hot and opening them both until the tank overflowed.  I have run out 
> of ideas.  Anyone know what else I can try.


My guess would be a blockage in the pipe from the header tank
to the bottom of the hot water cylinder.

-- 
Andrew Gabriel

John.
I had a similar problem about six months ago. it was a piece of the hot 
water cylinder lagging foam that must have been floating around inside the 
cylinder since its manufacture.
And hey presto! one day it decides to enter the outlet pipe and get stuck 
sideways across a badly corroded 3/4" old Tee joint. all the taps were 
reduced to a dribble.
Luckily I knew the joint was corroded and decided to change it anyways, 
cannot really see how water was getting through it as with the corrosion 
inside there was only about 1/8" hole through the centre.
Hope you do not have the same problem.
Regards and good luck.  Len.

"john redman"  wrote in message 
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> Recently all hot water taps in my house started running to a trickle after 
> about half a minute. We are in a soft water area - no scale in kettles, 
> around taps etc.  I have back flushed the system by connecting the cold 
> tap to the hot and opening them both until the tank overflowed.  I have 
> run out of ideas.  Anyone know what else I can try.
>
> Thanks
>
> John R
> 

Newly-bought old flat, hot water supplied at reasonable rate to bath and 
kitchen sink taps, but supply to wash-hand basin hot tap a tiny trickle.
Any ideas on this variation, please?

TIA,
Bill

john redman wrote:

> Recently all hot water taps in my house started running to a trickle after 
> about half a minute. We are in a soft water area - no scale in kettles, 
> around taps etc.  I have back flushed the system by connecting the cold tap 
> to the hot and opening them both until the tank overflowed.  I have run out 
> of ideas.  Anyone know what else I can try.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> John R 
> 
>