DIY HELP! No Water From Tap, Changed Washer, Still No Water!
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The water stopped flowing from the hot tap on our bath, so I successfully changed the washer (it was mullered) and re-fitted everything.
Now the hot tap will only turn about three-quaters of a revolution and still no water comes out. If I manually turn the whole value with a spanner the water flows freely - as if the tap is not opening the value enough (if that makes sense).
Please advise before the wife gets home!
Now the hot tap will only turn about three-quaters of a revolution and still no water comes out. If I manually turn the whole value with a spanner the water flows freely - as if the tap is not opening the value enough (if that makes sense).
Please advise before the wife gets home!
I always, but always, check the reservoir first - what with all this hot weather we've been having, you never know...Unfortunately, I have an update.
Shower was OK yesterday morning albeit a bit weak, but when the wife went to have a shower last night there was no water coming out the tap. In the end I loosened the value by about half a turn and water started flowing and a full turn returned a decent flow of water. Same happened tonight.
What on Earth is going on?
Shower was OK yesterday morning albeit a bit weak, but when the wife went to have a shower last night there was no water coming out the tap. In the end I loosened the value by about half a turn and water started flowing and a full turn returned a decent flow of water. Same happened tonight.
What on Earth is going on?
You rung? 
Unscrew the tap again and check that the tap shaft is turned fully on (anticlockwise) and, also check that there is no debris in the valve-seat. If the washer is held on with a small brass nut, check that it is fully tightened. Then replace (leaving the shaft in the fully opened position). Good luck and, lots of hot water!
ETA: Don't forget to don ones water-wings!
Unscrew the tap again and check that the tap shaft is turned fully on (anticlockwise) and, also check that there is no debris in the valve-seat. If the washer is held on with a small brass nut, check that it is fully tightened. Then replace (leaving the shaft in the fully opened position). Good luck and, lots of hot water!
ETA: Don't forget to don ones water-wings!
Edited by robinhood21 on Saturday 7th November 21:51
Are the tap and shower having problems being fed from a storage tank?
Shortly after my separation, this problem started at my exes. This was due to airlocks.
My son became adept at bringing in the garden hose and blowing the airlock back out.
Eventually things got so bad that I went up into the loft to see what was happening in the tank.
It turned out that there were lots of air bubbles in the incoming mains water, when the basin tap was on or the loo was filling these bubbles went up to the surface, however, when the Hot or Cold bath tap was on the bubbles got sucked into the outlet due to the greater flow, (more bubbles, more suction) and then airlocked at a bend in the pipe.
I put a piece of tubing from the inlet to the corner of the tank, which meant that all the bubbles had time to rise to the surface. 10 years later still no more airlocks. Years later I was talking to a Water Authority guy and he said it was amazing how much air can be in mains water, it also happened that the house is at the top of a hill, so that might have been a factor.
Weird, but it may help you!
Shortly after my separation, this problem started at my exes. This was due to airlocks.
My son became adept at bringing in the garden hose and blowing the airlock back out.
Eventually things got so bad that I went up into the loft to see what was happening in the tank.
It turned out that there were lots of air bubbles in the incoming mains water, when the basin tap was on or the loo was filling these bubbles went up to the surface, however, when the Hot or Cold bath tap was on the bubbles got sucked into the outlet due to the greater flow, (more bubbles, more suction) and then airlocked at a bend in the pipe.
I put a piece of tubing from the inlet to the corner of the tank, which meant that all the bubbles had time to rise to the surface. 10 years later still no more airlocks. Years later I was talking to a Water Authority guy and he said it was amazing how much air can be in mains water, it also happened that the house is at the top of a hill, so that might have been a factor.
Weird, but it may help you!
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