Hi folks..
I tried searching for 'dripping taps' but results were relating to perished washers etc etc.....
Over the past few years the missus and i have noticed that any water mains outlet (kitchen/bathroom taps/shower/outdoor taps) will suddenly spurt out water for a few seconds for no apparent reason.... normally within 10 mins of a tap being used... can happen 3-4 times within say 45 mins...
We also noticed that after a shower the shower head sometimes drips for up to a minute after switching off - I've installed a new thermostatic valve in the shower (btw we have a combi boiler) but that didn't stop the shower dripping...
In the mornings when we come to use the shower when we switch the shower on it can take 2-3 seconds for water to appear (not your normal instant water).... and then it's as if it's got air in it.....chokes/spurts..
Obviously i'm no pro .... but i was initially thinking along the lines of a leak somewhere but..... would a 'leak' create an airlock? I mean.. if water is leaking from the mains surely it would - for want of a better phrase -'backfill' the pipework thus not creating an airlock? .... & i can't find evidence of a 'leak' anywhere (apart from the tap spurt)
I'm stumped... and would drop to my knees in prayer if someone could give me a pointer in the right direction....
many thanks..
Ian
I tried searching for 'dripping taps' but results were relating to perished washers etc etc.....
Over the past few years the missus and i have noticed that any water mains outlet (kitchen/bathroom taps/shower/outdoor taps) will suddenly spurt out water for a few seconds for no apparent reason.... normally within 10 mins of a tap being used... can happen 3-4 times within say 45 mins...
We also noticed that after a shower the shower head sometimes drips for up to a minute after switching off - I've installed a new thermostatic valve in the shower (btw we have a combi boiler) but that didn't stop the shower dripping...
In the mornings when we come to use the shower when we switch the shower on it can take 2-3 seconds for water to appear (not your normal instant water).... and then it's as if it's got air in it.....chokes/spurts..
Obviously i'm no pro .... but i was initially thinking along the lines of a leak somewhere but..... would a 'leak' create an airlock? I mean.. if water is leaking from the mains surely it would - for want of a better phrase -'backfill' the pipework thus not creating an airlock? .... & i can't find evidence of a 'leak' anywhere (apart from the tap spurt)
I'm stumped... and would drop to my knees in prayer if someone could give me a pointer in the right direction....
many thanks..
Ian