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kitchen tap problem
I have a mixer tap in the kitchen and there is a problem in that when I
turn on the hot tap (quarter turn valve) there is often up to a 15 second delay before any water comes out. There is no problem with the mains cold and the hot is fed from the cylinder which is upstairs and about 12 feet away. Pipewaork downstairs is 22mm feed reducing to 15mm. Hot water is softened. There is a hot feed to the washer from the undersking cupboard but turning that off makes no difference So far I have tried ... 1) A replacement tap (now a Franke mixer)same problem although it didn't do it immediatley. 2) Moving the HW supplied to the 3.5bar Monsoon pump So I am now at a loss .. I'd have thought the overrun on the pump would keep the pressure in the pipe, but it seems not to be the case. the tap can be turned off for just a couple of minutes and when it is turned on again we get the same lag. I can only assume it's a sticky valve but then why has it happened to 2 different taps. Plumber is also confused as to what it might be. Any advice/observations appreciated Denis |
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