Slow hot water from bath tap

[Kath123]

As my heading says i have a problem with the hot water pressure coming from my bath tap. It is very slow in fact it is only just a trickle now. The kitchen and the bathroom sink pressure is fine. Could i have air in pipe and if so how do i get rid of it.
Thanks

 

[seco services]

would say more of a faulty tap washer

 

[Kath123]

I know this is going to sound stupid but can that be fixed from the top of the tap? I am asking because a carpenter put wood panelling around my bath and put the doors in the centre so now i cant get to the underneath of the tap unless i remove and wreck all the woodwork!

 

[seco services]

yes
do you know what taps they are ?
some are washers some are cartridges.

as for the carpenter should of known better. what if you get a leak under the bath.

 

[Kath123]

They are the ones with washers because i remember a plumber charging me a fortune to change a washer before and when my father heard how much he went mad. That is my worry if there is a problem with the tap or another part of the plumbing under the bath. I really cant afford to pull it all off. Would i have to turn any water off at the mains to replace a washer on the hot water taps. I know these are stupid questions but i really dont know anything about plumbing,

 

[seco services]

yes isolate the hot supply.

can't your dad do it?

 

[Kath123]

No not with me anymore.

 

[seco services]

sorry to hear.

have you got a copper cylinder in an airing cupboard ?

 

[Goldspoon]

One other thing to check: does spout of tap have a straining mesh that can be unscrewed. They can get blocked with bits. Probably not the case but worth a check.

 

[Kath123]

Yes i have got a copper tank in airing cupboard. I think that there is a small tap by the side of it. Would that be to stop the hot water? I have checked the end of the tap spout and it appears clean. It doesn't unscrew though.

 

[seco services]

their should be a pipe that feeds the bottom of the cylinder from loft.
half way down as you say will be a gate valve etc shut that run hot tap it should stop after about 15 secs.

 

[Kath123]

yes there is. So if i shut that off then the hot water won't run into taps yes? I have seen on a websiste how to change a washer (not sure where it was!!) I am going to have a go tomorrow - i can't make it worse. It seemed easy enough!!! Let you know how it goes. Thanks for all your advice.

 

[seco services]

providing it shuts ok. when shut just run the hot tap and it should come to a stop if valve shutting ok.

 

[Kath123]

I have seen on a websiste how to change a washer (not sure where it was!!) I am going to have a go tomorrow - i can't make it worse. It seemed easy enough!!! Let you know how it goes. Thanks for all your advice.


Last edited by Kath123 on Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:09 pm, edited 1 time in total

 

[seco services]

ok