Cleaning out hot and cold water tanks

[SilverShadow]

Hey again - another day, another question for you gurus please 😁

 

 

We're moving into our new home next week, and one of the 1st tings we want to do is sort out the hot & cold water tanks in the loft. The surveyor noted the lids were missing from them and recommended a full cleaning of them. This is something i think he estimated £300 for doing 🫣
 

While we're happy to pay for a professional to do this, money is always tight when moving in. So i was wondering if this was something you think could be easily done by us? It seems fairly straightforward (drain tank, scrub clean, remove sediment, refill with chlorine dilute and leave for an hour, before draining once again and refill for use)

 

Is this as simple as i'm thinking, or should we really leave this to the pros (plumber, for example)?

 

 

Many thanks for your time & consideration

Shadow

 

 

[Marvin]

Hi @SilverShadow

 

Here's some over kill:

 

 https://www.phxwater.co.uk/guide-to-domestic-water-tank-cleaning-and-disinfection/

 

Good luck 

 

Marvin

[SilverShadow]

Many thanks Marvin - seems fairly straightforward. I think we can definitely give this a try! 👍