Hi everyone,
Sorry if this is a silly question. I have just moved into a new house, I need to get the ball cock in the loft tank replaced as water flows from the overfill pipe into the garden. I cannot get that done for a few weeks due to budgets so I have for the time being had to close the stop cock outside and just boil the water i need to drink from the hot tap.
What I have noticed is that with the stop cock close, the mains cold water tap when opened is dropping very slightly, Is this something to worry about? I just did not know if by closing the stop cock and a tiny amount of water being able to still pass to cause the kitchen tap to drip when opened would cause any damage to the pluming somehow because of built up pressure.
Sorry again if this is a silly question. Thank you
Edit: I should of said, the drip is very slight, about 1 drop of water every 10secs or so.
Sorry if this is a silly question. I have just moved into a new house, I need to get the ball cock in the loft tank replaced as water flows from the overfill pipe into the garden. I cannot get that done for a few weeks due to budgets so I have for the time being had to close the stop cock outside and just boil the water i need to drink from the hot tap.
What I have noticed is that with the stop cock close, the mains cold water tap when opened is dropping very slightly, Is this something to worry about? I just did not know if by closing the stop cock and a tiny amount of water being able to still pass to cause the kitchen tap to drip when opened would cause any damage to the pluming somehow because of built up pressure.
Sorry again if this is a silly question. Thank you
Edit: I should of said, the drip is very slight, about 1 drop of water every 10secs or so.