On 13/12/2016 09:08, RJH wrote:
On 12/12/2016 23:29, John Rumm wrote:
On 12/12/2016 21:13, Capitol wrote:
Bob Minchin wrote:
harry wrote:
On Monday, 12 December 2016 17:56:56 UTC, wrote:
It keeps dripping frequently. Redoing it up makes no difference. But
why... do these things use O rings?


NT

Most of them use a standard tap washer.

And according to type, Type A has an o ring around the gland so they
don't dribble when open. Type B has no o ring and does dribble when
draining down.
There is only a small difference in price so best to use the O ring
type

Or fit washing machine taps as I did.

I use service valves, and pipe the output through the wall into the
nearest drain or a suitable soak-away location. Saves messing about with
hoses being draped through the house.


Sounds neat, but can you find a drain at the ch's lowest point?

Well if you can attach a drain valve to that point, you can attach a
pipe... so no different really.

And the thought of draining even a clean ch system into a soakaway
sounds a bit gross.

I used a 40L trugg emptied a couple of times - not too much bother if
you have underfloor access.


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Cheers,

John.

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