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On 10/03/2019 12:48, John Rumm wrote:
On 10/03/2019 11:31, Robin wrote:
On 09/03/2019 19:17, John Rumm wrote:
On 09/03/2019 18:44, Paul Welsh wrote:
On 09/03/2019 18:25, John Rumm wrote:

Any bright ideas?


I cut strips of kitchen paper and tie it around every possible
leaking joint.

I live in a hard water area so even if the water evaporates I get
calcium deposits after a few weeks or months, these can be felt by
the paper going slightly hard and discoloured.

Handy tip, ta.

Two litres sounds a lot. How do you measure it?

I can't directly - I can only estimate by how long I turn the filling
loop on to restore the pressure, and compare that time with filling a
container at the kitchen tap. We have high water pressure (~6 bar),
so it can shift a fair amount in a few seconds.



Water meter?Â* Ours has a 1 pulse/litre which would give a cross-check
when averaged over a few days.


No meter. I could unhitch the end of the filling loop hose and time it
into a container if I wanted. However that does really seem to be
focussing on the wrong problem.


I just thought that if it turned out to be a lot less then a couple of
litres it'd be less to worry about. Anyhow, I realise now a check on
the amount is probably a lot easier: note the pressure before filling;
then after filling drain into a container to get back to the initial mark.

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