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Hi,
I wanted to fit a kitchen tap so I turned the water off by turning the stopcock fully clockwise. The cold water turned off but the hot water was still running. I found another stopcock and turned that fully clockwise. So far so good, cold and hot water are now both off. It turns out that I'm not going to be able to fit the new tap (the existing pipe seems to be directly soldered into the tap) so I want to put everything back as it was. I turn the hot water stopcock fully anti-clockwise (and then half a turn clockwise) and the hot water comes on. So far so good. I turn the cold water stopcock fully anti-clockwise (and then half a turn clockwise) but the cold water does NOT come on - at least in the kitchen. I check the bathroom - both hot and cold are running fine in the bathroom, but cold water is not running in the kitchen.
I have tried various combinations of turning both stopcocks but cannot get cold water to come out of the kitchen tap. I have not touched any other valves in the house.
Any ideas on how to get cold water back in the kitchen?
Thanks.
I wanted to fit a kitchen tap so I turned the water off by turning the stopcock fully clockwise. The cold water turned off but the hot water was still running. I found another stopcock and turned that fully clockwise. So far so good, cold and hot water are now both off. It turns out that I'm not going to be able to fit the new tap (the existing pipe seems to be directly soldered into the tap) so I want to put everything back as it was. I turn the hot water stopcock fully anti-clockwise (and then half a turn clockwise) and the hot water comes on. So far so good. I turn the cold water stopcock fully anti-clockwise (and then half a turn clockwise) but the cold water does NOT come on - at least in the kitchen. I check the bathroom - both hot and cold are running fine in the bathroom, but cold water is not running in the kitchen.
I have tried various combinations of turning both stopcocks but cannot get cold water to come out of the kitchen tap. I have not touched any other valves in the house.
Any ideas on how to get cold water back in the kitchen?
Thanks.