Had Yorks Water out yesterday to check something on the external water meter (may have a leak), I mentiioned I'm due to change the internal stop tap as it's not closing off properly (existing stop tap has been in the house approx 30 yrs, maybe more).
The Engineer offered to change the top of the tap (handle, spindle, gland nut & the housing below) from a new stop tap into the existing body of the old tap. He mentioned as long the threads match it'll be fine, as you don't have to change the whole tap. When he took the old section out it had the jumper & washer missing??? Now the tap had worked a few weeks ago when I shut the water off, but only 60-70%.....hence it needed changing.
Once all was back up & running we've found no water at all is getting to the sinks or WC's in the house. There is water getting to the internal stop tap from the main outside supply, but not to any internal taps. As I have been using that existing stop tap for the last 30 yrs it has always worked, so the only logical conclusion can be that the jumper has corroded over the years & fallen into the main pipe run & caused a blockage (according to the YW chap)?
No other stop taps in the house (I've been in here 30 yrs) & it's defo worked previously, but was defo on it's way out also hence I wanted it changed.
I can't believe it tbh. The Yorks Water chap was here a few hours to help but couldn't do much more as it's my responsibility after the meter in the footpath technically.
He mentioned cutting the main pipe AFTER the stop tap, then blowing back through the mains pipe (maybe via an external tap), to hopefully push the jumper / blockage out????
Any advice at all would be appreciated
The Engineer offered to change the top of the tap (handle, spindle, gland nut & the housing below) from a new stop tap into the existing body of the old tap. He mentioned as long the threads match it'll be fine, as you don't have to change the whole tap. When he took the old section out it had the jumper & washer missing??? Now the tap had worked a few weeks ago when I shut the water off, but only 60-70%.....hence it needed changing.
Once all was back up & running we've found no water at all is getting to the sinks or WC's in the house. There is water getting to the internal stop tap from the main outside supply, but not to any internal taps. As I have been using that existing stop tap for the last 30 yrs it has always worked, so the only logical conclusion can be that the jumper has corroded over the years & fallen into the main pipe run & caused a blockage (according to the YW chap)?
No other stop taps in the house (I've been in here 30 yrs) & it's defo worked previously, but was defo on it's way out also hence I wanted it changed.
I can't believe it tbh. The Yorks Water chap was here a few hours to help but couldn't do much more as it's my responsibility after the meter in the footpath technically.
He mentioned cutting the main pipe AFTER the stop tap, then blowing back through the mains pipe (maybe via an external tap), to hopefully push the jumper / blockage out????
Any advice at all would be appreciated