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AL_n
Jan 22, 2015, 7:21:13 AM1/22/15
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Hi all,
About a year ago, I bought a mixer tap for my kitchen sink. It's the type
that has two flexible, braid-covered hoses (one for hot water and the other
for cold). It looks exactly like this one:
http://tinyurl.com/3gbnvwe
It seems to be leaking. A small amout of water is dribbling down one of the
flexi-pipes, presumably from where it joins the main body of the tap.
Does this leak sound fixable, or should I write the tap off as junk? Id
like to repair it if possible. Those things aren't cheap.
If you think I need to replace the tap, where is the best-value online
source? I just want a budget job that will last as long as possible. There
is also a Wickes store that I can visit every few weeks in the next town.
Many thanks,
Al
About a year ago, I bought a mixer tap for my kitchen sink. It's the type
that has two flexible, braid-covered hoses (one for hot water and the other
for cold). It looks exactly like this one:
http://tinyurl.com/3gbnvwe
It seems to be leaking. A small amout of water is dribbling down one of the
flexi-pipes, presumably from where it joins the main body of the tap.
Does this leak sound fixable, or should I write the tap off as junk? Id
like to repair it if possible. Those things aren't cheap.
If you think I need to replace the tap, where is the best-value online
source? I just want a budget job that will last as long as possible. There
is also a Wickes store that I can visit every few weeks in the next town.
Many thanks,
Al
Fredxxx
Jan 22, 2015, 7:32:54 AM1/22/15
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that are screwed in using O-rings to seal.
I would suggest a closer look to see precisely where the leak is coming
from.
harryagain
Jan 22, 2015, 1:16:42 PM1/22/15
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"AL_n" <fgdf...@fghfghfg.com> wrote in message
news:XnsA42A7D51...@130.133.4.11...
Probably needs removing and a bit of PTFE tape/other jointing media.
Should have been checked before fitting the taps.
The taps and the flexible connector usually come as separete items.
alan_m
Jan 22, 2015, 5:53:53 PM1/22/15
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On 22/01/2015 12:21, AL_n wrote:
> If you think I need to replace the tap, where is the best-value online
> source? I just want a budget job that will last as long as possible. There
> is also a Wickes store that I can visit every few weeks in the next town.
This video may give you some idea about how it is plumbed in
> source? I just want a budget job that will last as long as possible. There
> is also a Wickes store that I can visit every few weeks in the next town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU_c9vFXZ_g
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AL_n
Jan 27, 2015, 9:19:44 AM1/27/15
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alan_m <ju...@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote in news:ciddbuF8lb6U1
@mid.individual.net:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU_c9vFXZ_g
Perfect - thanks. I'll have a go at this when I get a spare hour, soon
Thanks to the other respondees too.
Al
@mid.individual.net:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU_c9vFXZ_g
Perfect - thanks. I'll have a go at this when I get a spare hour, soon
Thanks to the other respondees too.
Al
AL_n
Jan 28, 2015, 6:50:12 PM1/28/15
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Fredxxx <fre...@nospam.com> wrote in news:m9qqkl$cns$2...@dont-email.me:
OK - I have removed the long fixing nut and pulled the mixer tap upwards,
above sink level. I found that one of the two braided hoses was not
tightened up properly. So I tightened it up. Unfortunately, the leak
continues! There is still a drip or two every 30 minutes coming from where
the two braided hoses screw into the bottom of the tap.
What is the usual cause of this? Do the o-rings perish or otherwise fail?
Are the o-rings easily obtainable? Is there any other way to seal it? Or
do I need to but a whole new pair of flexi-hoses?
Many thanks
Al
above sink level. I found that one of the two braided hoses was not
tightened up properly. So I tightened it up. Unfortunately, the leak
continues! There is still a drip or two every 30 minutes coming from where
the two braided hoses screw into the bottom of the tap.
What is the usual cause of this? Do the o-rings perish or otherwise fail?
Are the o-rings easily obtainable? Is there any other way to seal it? Or
do I need to but a whole new pair of flexi-hoses?
Many thanks
Al
Fredxxx
Jan 28, 2015, 7:34:00 PM1/28/15
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I have known hoses leak, but only catastrophically over a bathroom
floor! I guess a small constant leak might canalise a water path into a
fitting, such that when tightened still leaks?
I would have thought o-rings would be a standard size.
Personally I would get more o-rings, change the flexible pipes if
suspect and use Fernox LS-X to make sure it's all well and truly sealed!
AL_n
Jan 29, 2015, 6:50:21 AM1/29/15
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Fredxxx <fre...@nospam.com> wrote in news:mabv4k$hqs$1...@dont-email.me:
>> What is the usual cause of this? Do the o-rings perish or otherwise
>> fail? Are the o-rings easily obtainable? Is there any other way to
>> seal it? Or do I need to but a whole new pair of flexi-hoses?
>
> Can you see where the leak comes from?
>
> I have known hoses leak, but only catastrophically over a bathroom
> floor! I guess a small constant leak might canalise a water path into
> a fitting, such that when tightened still leaks?
>
> I would have thought o-rings would be a standard size.
>
> Personally I would get more o-rings, change the flexible pipes if
> suspect and use Fernox LS-X to make sure it's all well and truly
> sealed!
Thanks for the tips. It's very hard to seee where the leak is coming from
exactly. I seem to recall I may have reused the old flexi-hoses from the
previous tap when I installed this tap. I wondered if the continued
dripping was due to water having collected inside the braiding and that it
would stop after an hour or two, but it seems not. I guess it's almost
impossible to tell whether there's a leak in the pipe itself, rather than
the connector. The steel braiding stops one from inspecting the pipe
underneath. Maybe it would make sens just to bite the bullet and by a new
pair of flexi-hoses. Anyone advise where to get them cheaply? I guess eBay
is one possibility...
TIA
Al
>> What is the usual cause of this? Do the o-rings perish or otherwise
>> fail? Are the o-rings easily obtainable? Is there any other way to
>> seal it? Or do I need to but a whole new pair of flexi-hoses?
>
> Can you see where the leak comes from?
>
> I have known hoses leak, but only catastrophically over a bathroom
> floor! I guess a small constant leak might canalise a water path into
> a fitting, such that when tightened still leaks?
>
> I would have thought o-rings would be a standard size.
>
> Personally I would get more o-rings, change the flexible pipes if
> suspect and use Fernox LS-X to make sure it's all well and truly
> sealed!
exactly. I seem to recall I may have reused the old flexi-hoses from the
previous tap when I installed this tap. I wondered if the continued
dripping was due to water having collected inside the braiding and that it
would stop after an hour or two, but it seems not. I guess it's almost
impossible to tell whether there's a leak in the pipe itself, rather than
the connector. The steel braiding stops one from inspecting the pipe
underneath. Maybe it would make sens just to bite the bullet and by a new
pair of flexi-hoses. Anyone advise where to get them cheaply? I guess eBay
is one possibility...
TIA
Al
Fredxxx
Jan 29, 2015, 8:13:25 AM1/29/15
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alternative. Both are online and you can order/collect or have posted.
Johny B Good
Jan 30, 2015, 6:51:22 AM1/30/15
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done up, it's possible that a crust of limescale may have formed on
the O ring or the seating which now prevents a proper seal being
formed when retightened up.
Perhaps it just needs a new O ring and its seating cleaning up to
effect a cure?
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J B Good
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