Hi all,
I have a problem with a filling loop that leaks - here is the situation:
I have a rainwater harvesting system supplying water to the washing machine and toilets. Recently the pump (in the tank) has started misbehaving so I needed to switch the system across to using mains water. To do this, I have a little setup in the basement where a filling loop allows me to disconnect pipework leading to the toilets etc. from the incoming rainwater feed and with the use of a filling loop, connect into the mains. I have had to do this a few times when the pump needs servicing, and it has never been a problem. This time however, I cannot get a seal between the valve on the mains supply and the flexible hose. The leak is so rapid it feels as if there's a whole part missing here somewhere - perhaps something that fell off last time I made the switch? If anybody knows what the parts SHOULD look like, and therefore what is missing, I would be very grateful. I should add that I can quite happily connect the hose back onto the pump pipework with no leaks at all, so the problem seems to be with the valve on the mains supply. The water is leaking out (fast) around the thread connector, not the valve handle.
Attached pictures illustrate the situation - can anybody spot why I can't get a seal?
Thank you in advance
Tom
I have a problem with a filling loop that leaks - here is the situation:
I have a rainwater harvesting system supplying water to the washing machine and toilets. Recently the pump (in the tank) has started misbehaving so I needed to switch the system across to using mains water. To do this, I have a little setup in the basement where a filling loop allows me to disconnect pipework leading to the toilets etc. from the incoming rainwater feed and with the use of a filling loop, connect into the mains. I have had to do this a few times when the pump needs servicing, and it has never been a problem. This time however, I cannot get a seal between the valve on the mains supply and the flexible hose. The leak is so rapid it feels as if there's a whole part missing here somewhere - perhaps something that fell off last time I made the switch? If anybody knows what the parts SHOULD look like, and therefore what is missing, I would be very grateful. I should add that I can quite happily connect the hose back onto the pump pipework with no leaks at all, so the problem seems to be with the valve on the mains supply. The water is leaking out (fast) around the thread connector, not the valve handle.
Attached pictures illustrate the situation - can anybody spot why I can't get a seal?
Thank you in advance
Tom