This Blog focuses on the traditional indirect water storage system, where only the kitchen sink has a mains connection and the rest of the cold-water draw-offs are supplied from a large tank.
The only time we tend to consider these tanks is when:
In older water storage systems these tanks may be of galvanised steel or asbestos: the former is likely to be badly corroded and will eventually leak; the asbestos tank poses no danger in water, but the outside face should be checked to ensure that it is not breaking up or 'dusting.'
Modern storage systems have plastic tanks but all types of tank must meet the following requirements:
Unlike a mortgage valuation, a House or Flat Purchase Survey and Building Surveys by Woodward Chartered Surveyors includes advice on water tanks (if present) as standard.