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Dripping tap
A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. It stopped
dripping but started again after a few months. The washer was changed again and it stopped again. After another few months it has started dripping again. The drip is almost a trickle, and the tap also leaks up around the rod that connects the bit you turn to the innards (sorry, don't know the jargon). Any suggestions? -- When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift: Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting |
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On 03/03/2013 19:38, Frederick Williams wrote:
A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. It stopped dripping but started again after a few months. The washer was changed again and it stopped again. After another few months it has started dripping again. The drip is almost a trickle, and the tap also leaks up around the rod that connects the bit you turn to the innards (sorry, don't know the jargon). Any suggestions? For the first leak, it may be a build up of limescale on the seat, alternatively and more likely, the seat is damaged and needs re-facing. You can buy or hire re-facing tools which smooth the seat surface and stop it damaging the washer. As for the other leak, the packing gland round the stem needs either tightening slightly, the packing itself has failed or the stem has worn too far for the packing to take up the slack. -- Ciao for Now! John. |
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Frederick Williams wrote
A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. It stopped dripping but started again after a few months. The washer was changed again and it stopped again. After another few months it has started dripping again. The drip is almost a trickle, and the tap also leaks up around the rod that connects the bit you turn to the innards (sorry, don't know the jargon). Any suggestions? Most likely the seat the washer screws against has a groove in it. You should be able to feel that with your finger with the tap and washer removed. You can get tap reseaters that cut a little off the seat to get back to a flat seat again. If the seat is fine, you can get people who screw the tap closed so hard that the washer doesn't last long, but that wont normally produce a trickle/dribble. |
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Rod Speed wrote:
Frederick Williams wrote A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. It stopped dripping but started again after a few months. The washer was changed again and it stopped again. After another few months it has started dripping again. The drip is almost a trickle, and the tap also leaks up around the rod that connects the bit you turn to the innards (sorry, don't know the jargon). Any suggestions? Most likely the seat the washer screws against has a groove in it. You should be able to feel that with your finger with the tap and washer removed. You can get tap reseaters that cut a little off the seat to get back to a flat seat again. If the seat is fine, you can get people who screw the tap closed so hard that the washer doesn't last long, but that wont normally produce a trickle/dribble. Thank you for the prompt reply. -- When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift: Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting |
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John Williamson wrote:
On 03/03/2013 19:38, Frederick Williams wrote: A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. It stopped dripping but started again after a few months. The washer was changed again and it stopped again. After another few months it has started dripping again. The drip is almost a trickle, and the tap also leaks up around the rod that connects the bit you turn to the innards (sorry, don't know the jargon). Any suggestions? For the first leak, it may be a build up of limescale on the seat, alternatively and more likely, the seat is damaged and needs re-facing. You can buy or hire re-facing tools which smooth the seat surface and stop it damaging the washer. As for the other leak, the packing gland round the stem needs either tightening slightly, the packing itself has failed or the stem has worn too far for the packing to take up the slack. Thank you for the prompt reply. -- When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift: Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting |
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On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 06:45:57 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote: If the seat is fine, you can get people who screw the tap closed so hard that the washer doesn't last long, but that wont normally produce a trickle/dribble. My neighbours mother has gone loopy and is very frail, yet he says she has hands like a wheel nut torque wrench when turning off taps and washers last a few weeks. He has a job lot of replacements and does not bother to put the tools away. |
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On Mar 3, 7:38*pm, Frederick Williams
wrote: A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. *It stopped dripping but started again after a few months. *The washer was changed again and it stopped again. *After another few months it has started dripping again. *The drip is almost a trickle, and the tap also leaks up around the rod that connects the bit you turn to the innards (sorry, don't know the jargon). *Any suggestions? -- When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift: Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting Sounds like you need a reseating tool. If the tap is well worn, (so long as the seat is OK) you can also buy the upper part as a replacement. You can can get various pretty knobs as variants. |
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John Williamson wrote:
On 03/03/2013 19:38, Frederick Williams wrote: A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. It stopped dripping but started again after a few months. The washer was changed again and it stopped again. After another few months it has started dripping again. The drip is almost a trickle, and the tap also leaks up around the rod that connects the bit you turn to the innards (sorry, don't know the jargon). Any suggestions? For the first leak, it may be a build up of limescale on the seat, alternatively and more likely, the seat is damaged and needs re-facing. You can buy or hire re-facing tools which smooth the seat surface and stop it damaging the washer. I am now the proud owner of a Rothenberger Tap re-seating tool 3/8'' - 1/2'' and 3/4'' I may report back later. As for the other leak, the packing gland round the stem needs either tightening slightly, the packing itself has failed or the stem has worn too far for the packing to take up the slack. -- When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift: Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting |
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In message , Frederick Williams
writes John Williamson wrote: On 03/03/2013 19:38, Frederick Williams wrote: A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. It stopped dripping but started again after a few months. The washer was changed again and it stopped again. After another few months it has started dripping again. The drip is almost a trickle, and the tap also leaks up around the rod that connects the bit you turn to the innards (sorry, don't know the jargon). Any suggestions? For the first leak, it may be a build up of limescale on the seat, alternatively and more likely, the seat is damaged and needs re-facing. You can buy or hire re-facing tools which smooth the seat surface and stop it damaging the washer. I am now the proud owner of a Rothenberger Tap re-seating tool 3/8'' - 1/2'' and 3/4'' I may report back later. Tell me if you find a way to prevent *chatter* as it cuts:-) As for the other leak, the packing gland round the stem needs either tightening slightly, the packing itself has failed or the stem has worn too far for the packing to take up the slack. -- Tim Lamb |
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