For a couple of weeks now, we've had a leaky tap in the bathtub. Last weekend I purchased a wrench with the intention of fixing it then, but I was distracted, and later it was too late to fix it. My wife has a busy schedule during the week, so she wasn't able to fix it either. So this weekend I was really going to do it!
The water to the bathtub is separated in one cold water and one hot water tap, and the hot water one is the leaky one. For a while it was sufficient to just tighten it really well, but more recently it would still leak.
So I removed the whole tap part and took it to the hardware store. They recommended just changing the washer, which is the rubber ring at the bottom of the removable tap, which connects to the pipe. So I bought some at the hardware store. Three for £1.60 - cheap! Well, I got home, put it in, and discovered there was no difference - still leaking!
So I took the whole thing back to the store. This time they used a machine to file off some roughness on the metal piece just above the washer. So I returned home and put it back in. Still leaking
At this point the hardware store was closed, and it won't open again until Monday morning. So tonight I thought it would be a good idea to switch the faulty hot water tap with the cold water one, so we could be leaking cold water instead of hot water. It's the cheaper and less wasteful option. So after switching and turning the mains back on, I got a surprise: The tap that I thought was faulty, now on the cold water side, was perfectly fine. The other one, now on the hot water side, was leaking!
I guess it must be the pipe which is the problem. The water is coming out where it's supposed to come out, i.e. through the tap, not through the sides or anything. So the damage must be in the part of the pipe that connects to the tap somehow. So on Monday morning we're going to need a plumber.
The water to the bathtub is separated in one cold water and one hot water tap, and the hot water one is the leaky one. For a while it was sufficient to just tighten it really well, but more recently it would still leak.
So I removed the whole tap part and took it to the hardware store. They recommended just changing the washer, which is the rubber ring at the bottom of the removable tap, which connects to the pipe. So I bought some at the hardware store. Three for £1.60 - cheap! Well, I got home, put it in, and discovered there was no difference - still leaking!
So I took the whole thing back to the store. This time they used a machine to file off some roughness on the metal piece just above the washer. So I returned home and put it back in. Still leaking
At this point the hardware store was closed, and it won't open again until Monday morning. So tonight I thought it would be a good idea to switch the faulty hot water tap with the cold water one, so we could be leaking cold water instead of hot water. It's the cheaper and less wasteful option. So after switching and turning the mains back on, I got a surprise: The tap that I thought was faulty, now on the cold water side, was perfectly fine. The other one, now on the hot water side, was leaking!
I guess it must be the pipe which is the problem. The water is coming out where it's supposed to come out, i.e. through the tap, not through the sides or anything. So the damage must be in the part of the pipe that connects to the tap somehow. So on Monday morning we're going to need a plumber.
is restored.
