Outside Tap problem.
Paul Witkowski
With the good weather coming again, the wife is back in the garden, however
our outside tap seems to have "broke".
The tap flow rate is now a trickle, the tap itself looks clean and in good
condition, it permantly has a hoselok reel and fittings attached to it.
Inside the tap end is some sort of white plastic cross shape with a spring -
not sure what its supposed to do, maybe stop it getting clogged or
something. Anyway, the kitchen fitters were in last August and put in a
kitchen, also putting in a water stop cock under the sink. Water pressure to
the sink taps is excellent, and the outside tap is through the wall also
under the sink.
I'm not sure if the tap was working properly after the kitchen fitters had
replumbed the kitchen (dishwasher / washing machine etc) but the wife is
sure it was fine afterwards. So hopefully its just a tap problem, rather
than no pressure getting to the tap.
When the tap is on, it trickles but you can hear a hissing sound.
Any suggestions or advise on what the problem is?
CIS.DFN.DE
There should be a stop tap or one of the screw through the pipe stop-tap
units Then to make it correct a Non return (anti syphoning) valve then
the pipework to the outside tap,
Other than that maybe the tap washer has seized in place
Olav Marjasoo
<pw...@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>With the good weather coming again, the wife is back in the garden,
I'm jealous :-))
however
>our outside tap seems to have "broke".
>
>The tap flow rate is now a trickle, the tap itself looks clean and in good
>condition, it permantly has a hoselok reel and fittings attached to it.
>Inside the tap end is some sort of white plastic cross shape with a spring -
>not sure what its supposed to do,
Sometimes inside the hose fitting. It's a device to stop back
siphoning. (check valve?)
maybe stop it getting clogged or
>something.
Probably. Time to get poking.
Anyway, the kitchen fitters were in last August and put in a
>kitchen, also putting in a water stop cock under the sink. Water pressure to
>the sink taps is excellent, and the outside tap is through the wall also
>under the sink.
>
>I'm not sure if the tap was working properly after the kitchen fitters had
>replumbed the kitchen (dishwasher / washing machine etc) but the wife is
>sure it was fine afterwards. So hopefully its just a tap problem, rather
>than no pressure getting to the tap.
On second thoughts, the valve has probably stuck after months of no
use. Turn water of, dismantle and clean etc..
>
>When the tap is on, it trickles but you can hear a hissing sound.
>
>Any suggestions or advise on what the problem is?
>
>
--
Olav Marjasoo
Overlooking the Clyde, West Coast of Scotland
Paul W
"Paul Witkowski" <pw...@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> With the good weather coming again, the wife is back in the garden,
however
> our outside tap seems to have "broke".
>
> The tap flow rate is now a trickle, the tap itself looks clean and in good
> condition, it permantly has a hoselok reel and fittings attached to it.
> Inside the tap end is some sort of white plastic cross shape with a
spring -
That white plastic bit is part of the double non return valve, over the
winter the tap has frozen and when thawing the expanded water has forced a
plastic bit away from where it belongs.
It is normally the one in the back (tread) of the tap that causes the
problem.
Paul
Ian Smith
there was this white plastic thing with a rubber 0-ring jammed solid. I
poked it back through into the body of the tap very carefully, and it then
appeared to move freely in and out on a spring. Put tap back on wall plate,
all working fine and dandy.
Ian.
"Paul W" <paul.w...@ntlworldISPANTS.com> wrote in message
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