Hi All
I have a dripping hot water tap in the kitchen so thought this was as good a time as any to replace both taps. You can get new pair of pillar taps approx £15 at DIY stores. I can stop the cold water from the mains stop cock, but I have a hot water tank upstairs in airing cupboard, and although I turned the red gate valve near the tank to shut off the feed, the kitchen tap still continues the flow a little. I left it an hour or so thinking it needed to drain out of the pipes, but still it continued to flow.
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Initially I attempted to uncouple the screw connector below the sink but the water coming through the hot water pipe is flowing out too much to replace the tap in the time needed. I quickly re-tightened the connector. Funnily enough since I did this the drip as slowed to 1 every 40 seconds, instead of 1 in every 5. A little more bearable but ideally I would still like to replace both taps. I've heard you can drain the whole tank system but this can create airlocks? Will this be a problem when turning the mains feed on again?
I have a dripping hot water tap in the kitchen so thought this was as good a time as any to replace both taps. You can get new pair of pillar taps approx £15 at DIY stores. I can stop the cold water from the mains stop cock, but I have a hot water tank upstairs in airing cupboard, and although I turned the red gate valve near the tank to shut off the feed, the kitchen tap still continues the flow a little. I left it an hour or so thinking it needed to drain out of the pipes, but still it continued to flow.
https://vid.me/8MxG
Initially I attempted to uncouple the screw connector below the sink but the water coming through the hot water pipe is flowing out too much to replace the tap in the time needed. I quickly re-tightened the connector. Funnily enough since I did this the drip as slowed to 1 every 40 seconds, instead of 1 in every 5. A little more bearable but ideally I would still like to replace both taps. I've heard you can drain the whole tank system but this can create airlocks? Will this be a problem when turning the mains feed on again?