Building defects database - Hot water tank

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After springing a leak, the owner of a small semi-detached house had the hot water tank in her small bathroom replaced. The contractor claimed he could not fit the new tank in the same space so he installed it in the roof space above the bathroom. As the heating boiler is in the kitchen two floors down, there will be high heat losses on the primary pipes and a long wait for hot water at the kitchen taps; this is very inefficient.