[b]stop cock on hotwater help need asap please!!!![/b]

[Paulboy]

Hi guys ive just turned of my hot water stop cock above tank and its stoppped ok, did the work and come to turn it back on, no water nothing coming out no matter which way i turn the handle !!!!!, what can i do????HELP!!!!

 

[kevplumb]

try tapping it the washers prob stuck

 

[Paulboy]

Thats not worked at al

 

[kevplumb]

slacken the head gear and try again
if not drain the tank and dismantle it

 

[Paulboy]

u mean just loosen it where the red wheel is?, i cant drain tank as the guy who fitted it for me didnt fit a drain point

 

[kevplumb]

thats not a stop tap
thats a gate valve

you have a problem the thread has gone

you will have to drain the head tank (syphon it out) and ghange the valve keep a bucket handy to catch whats left in the pipe

if you feel up to it you could try putting a bung in the tank outlet

 

[Paulboy]

Right, so i need to drain the cold water feed tank thats in the loft?
the hot water tank is full of water for which i have no drain point, i thought this gate was for the shutting of the supply of hot water to around the house

 

[kevplumb]

where is the valve on the cold pipe or the hot pipe


ie the way in or the way out

 

[Paulboy]

Its on the pipe which goes in to the bottom of the hot water tank(turning this stops the hot water running)

 

[kevplumb]

right its on the cold feed

previous post applies

 

[Paulboy]

ok thats fine, but why would turning the cold feed of stop the hot water taps from running?,

So ill start of by syphoning of the cold water then (tommorrow!), is this best done with a hose?

 

[kevplumb]

cold feed goes in the bottom of the cylinder and pushes the hot out the top

you will need a hose

 

[Paulboy]

Thanks"!, ive just done it, syphoning it of wasnt fun, got value fitted, no leaks, works fine, u saved my blood pressure from going through the roof!

 

[kevplumb]

no probs mate just send the money to the usual po box