Burst and Broken Geysers
What to know about Burst and Broken Geysers:
The main geyser switch and the main water supply are turned off.
The tranquilizer is kicking in and you can breathe a bit easier.
Just for future reference though, you would still like to know about the burst geyser, so consider which pipe you saw the water coming from and if the water was hot or cold.
This is a clue.
There should be 2 to 3 pipes leading from inside the ceiling through a part of an exterior wall and just beneath the roof of your house.
Unless you took the wrong tranquiliser and are hallucinating, you should definitely see a PVC (Plastic Pipe) about 50mm in diameter and at least 1 metal pipe, about 20mm in diameter.
If the Pressure Control Valve is installed on the cold water inlet pipe just before the geyser, you should see a 3rd metal pipe extending to outside your house.
Where the water is coming from and its temperature will tell you if the geyser has burst – so there are 3 possible scenarios:
Do I have a burst geyser?
- Do you have water pouring through the ceiling? Well that may be your geyser…but it could also be a burst pipe.
- Do you have water pouring out one of the pipes leading from the geyser to outside your house … the ones that stick out from underneath the roof?
- Well, it all depends on which pipe the water is pouring out of that indicates if it’s a burst geyser or not.
Now breathe again – yes go on breathe deeply …and then do the following:
- Go straight to your DB Board and flip the geyser switch down.
- Now take a walk outside and turn the shut-off valve to the main water supply off.
- Next pick up your phone and dial a reputable Plumber– yes you guessed it – that’s us!
2. Hot water is pouring from the metal pipe:
Your geyser installation includes a metal pipe that is a vent pipe for the Thermostat and Safety valve.
Hot water pouring from this pipe could mean the thermostat is faulty.
The job of the thermostat is to control the temperature of the water in the geyser. It tells the element when to switch on, as the water has cooled down and switches the element off once it reaches the set heat.
When a thermostat stops functioning, the water keeps boiling and eventually blows the safety valve of the geyser.
It can seem quite frightening. In this instance, your thermostat and safety valve will need replacing.
This is when it is most important to have immediately switched off the geyser at the main DB board and turned off the main water sup.
3. Cold water is pouring from the metal pipe:
If there’s cold water pouring out of a metal pipe, it’s the Pressure Control Valve (PCV).
This reduces the pressure of the water entering the geyser and also balances the pressure of the hot and cold water supply to baths, showers and basins.
NB: It is completely normal for water to drip out of this pipe intermittently through the day. This happens as the pressure in the geyser builds up.
The PCV triggers and releases this pressure resulting it some water being released.
If the water is pouring out consistently though, this means that the valve needs to be replaced.
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- Burst and Broken Geysers
- Burst and Leaking Pipes
- Geyser Overflow problems
- Bathrooms faucets and leaking toilets
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- Leaking pipes in the kitchen
- Blocked Drains
- Dripping Taps
- Geyser repairs or Geyser replacements
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