Quick question - was in the loft this morning and noticed a slow steady drip coming from the Header Tank. Ran the hot water in the bathroom for 30 secs and back in the loft the Header Tank was filling (as it should?) and then when it stopped, the slow steady drip appeared again. Nothing coming out of the overflow - is the ball valve on the way out or is this normal?
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[Misc] Plumbing advice?
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Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
If you’ve got gravity fed cold supply to your toilets and you think it may be them, the best way to check to see if they are overflowing internally is put a piece of toilet paper on the back of the pan just above the water line. If that gets wet, then that’s your leak.
If your cold’s gravity fed you should have a couple of gate valves in the airing cupboard on 22mm feed? The hot will go into the bottom of the cylinder, the cold should go straight into the floor? You could try isolating one of these to see if the valve stops, but be careful. If the gate valve is hard to turn don’t bother as it might snap off and you one get it back open without calling in a plumber.
Alternatively, in the actual tank in the loft you could plug one of the outlets in the bottom of the tank if you can work out what feeds the hot or cold and see if that stops the valve dripping.
Are you sure you haven’t got pipework in the floor downstairs?
If your cold’s gravity fed you should have a couple of gate valves in the airing cupboard on 22mm feed? The hot will go into the bottom of the cylinder, the cold should go straight into the floor? You could try isolating one of these to see if the valve stops, but be careful. If the gate valve is hard to turn don’t bother as it might snap off and you one get it back open without calling in a plumber.
Alternatively, in the actual tank in the loft you could plug one of the outlets in the bottom of the tank if you can work out what feeds the hot or cold and see if that stops the valve dripping.
Are you sure you haven’t got pipework in the floor downstairs?
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When we had the kitchen replaced the only feed coming out of the floor was the mains water feed. We moved the sink and all associated plumbing to another wall (we opened up a separate Kitchen and Dining Room by removing the internal wall and moving the back door to accommodated the new sink location!)
We have 2 radiators downstairs (in our modest two up, two down) and both have the feed coming from upstairs as they are visible down the corners of the walls....
5 minute job surely?
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
No other water downstairs? Utility, downstairs WC?
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
No; I really am away on holiday. Really truly.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Who still lugs around 110v transformers?
I’ve got a 110v jigsaw that I’ve had for years, I only use it when I’ve got to change a kitchen sink and the worktop needs cutting slightly.
Also got a 110v circular saw but haven’t used it for ages since I got a decent multi tool.
I keep looking at cordless DeWalt jigsaws and definitely would buy if I was using a jigsaw every day or even every week.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Went all 18v ages ago, the only power drill is my core drill.
I’ve got a 110v jigsaw that I’ve had for years, I only use it when I’ve got to change a kitchen sink and the worktop needs cutting slightly.
Also got a 110v circular saw but haven’t used it for ages since I got a decent multi tool.
I keep looking at cordless DeWalt jigsaws and definitely would buy if I was using a jigsaw every day or even every week.
The Dewalt 18v jig is a handy bit of kit I use it quite often superb at cutting SWA cable.
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
Is it 110v multi tool
I’ve got a 110v jigsaw that I’ve had for years, I only use it when I’ve got to change a kitchen sink and the worktop needs cutting slightly.
Also got a 110v circular saw but haven’t used it for ages since I got a decent multi tool.
I keep looking at cordless DeWalt jigsaws and definitely would buy if I was using a jigsaw every day or even every week.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Core drilling not my favourite job and can never get the fecking things apart afterwards without stress
