Cold Water Tank Remedials
What are Tank Remedials?
During the course of a risk assessment, certain defects could be found that do not comply with the regulations.
A Tank Remedial is carried out to correct the mistakes and bring the tank back into compliance.
Common Defects
Deadlegs
Insect screen missing on warning pipe
Insect screen missing on overflow pipe
No lagging on pipework
Vermin and/or Insect contamination
Rusted sides and/or bottom of the tank.
Missing air vents
No second access hatch (usually on the larger tanks)
Hollow support columns
A dead leg on the mains inlet
A hollow support pillar
Dead pidgeons in a water tank.
No lagging on the mains inlet or the distribution pipework
No insect screens on the warning and overflow pipework
A tank with rust on the sides, supports and bottom
Tank Clean and Relining
Before Clean and Relining
The tank before the remedials were carried out
After Clean and Relining
The same tank after the remedials were completed
