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| Thread ID: 106452 | 2010-01-09 02:42:00 | Get the plumber or not? | Morgenmuffel (187) | PC World Chat |
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| 847235 | 2010-01-11 19:19:00 | Copper piping reacts badly to water that might have some iron content or is acidic. I know this from personal experience because the house we live in we built 27 years ago (shifting to town soon:crying, swmbo keen as mustard to go. But that's another story) had copper piping installed and over the last few years it's been springing leaks, which we replace with that plastic piping, butylene, I think. It can be crimped onto existing piping. Had the pipe to toilet cistern start leaking, a few weeks ago, and I thought I could fix it easy, but the threaded portion coming through the wall just collapsed as soon as I tried to screw new control valve on. Oh, oh, plumbers job then. $160 later job fixed. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 847236 | 2010-01-12 06:32:00 | Ok this is what the cistern connection that is leaking looks like, Attached file: DSC08253_(Custom).JPG (www.imagef1.net.nz(Custom).JPG) (17 KB) the thread hanging off it is to guide the leak in to a bucket, otherwise it runs down the pipe into the wall. And I am a shade terrified of fixing this as i worried that if I put a bit much wellie into it I'll shatter the plastic |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 847237 | 2010-01-12 06:48:00 | Thats a crox nut which pulls the swage (a formed bulge) in the copper pipe up against a brass wall socket. I don't like the way the pipe comes out an an angle, meaning the swage may not be square to the socket and hence passing water. Tightening might work, or try backing off the nut, pulling out the pipe and wrapping the swage evenly with some PTFE tape, but it's doubtful, as the nut may not go back far enough due to the bend. Replacing the section of pipe is most likely solution (plumbers job for most) |
seltsam (13470) | ||
| 847238 | 2010-01-12 07:01:00 | That looks like a cobble up job, as seltsam indicates, no plumber or handyman worth his salt would make such a pigs ear of it. I presume the other end of the pipe goes to a shut off valve. You can get stainless, flexible braided hose from a plumbers suppliers, they come in different lengths, and they have an 'O' ring type seal in them. So you could just remove that piece of pipe, clean up the sockets at the cistern and the tap and replace with a flexible pipe. There is no need to overtighten. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 847239 | 2010-01-12 07:59:00 | This is what I mean: www.imagef1.net.nz | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 847240 | 2010-01-12 08:58:00 | This is what I mean: www.imagef1.net.nz Hey you don't need a plumber for that go down to bunnings and by one fo the hoses in Terry's photo... they are not expensive and easy to install... I had exactly the same problem at a rental property... took me like 10 minutes to remove the old one and install the new one. Piece of P1$$. Cheers, |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 847241 | 2010-01-12 14:21:00 | Hey you don't need a plumber for that go down to bunnings and by one fo the hoses in Terry's photo... they are not expensive and easy to install... I had exactly the same problem at a rental property... took me like 10 minutes to remove the old one and install the new one. Piece of P1$$. Cheers,Easy? Yeah perhaps, but add the cost to redo the lousy wallpaper! |
Greg (193) | ||
| 847242 | 2010-01-12 18:30:00 | Easy? Yeah perhaps, but add the cost to redo the lousy wallpaper! So right. That's exactly what went through my mind when I got the plumber. Out on the farm when I have water supply problems, I can attack it, when complications arise; hammer, cold chisel, file and polygrips. Then re-tap the thread and lots of thread tape and mostly ......it works! But inside, I don't fancy redecorating if it turns to custard. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 847243 | 2010-01-12 19:31:00 | Ok this is what the cistern connection that is leaking looks like, Attached file: DSC08253_(Custom) . JPG ( . imagef1 . net . nz/files/DSC08253_" target="_blank">www . imagef1 . net . nz(Custom) . JPG) (17 KB) Husband says flexipipe will be about $15 . Should fix it . But if it doesn't then its the ballcock itself . Why don't you just leave it? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 847244 | 2010-01-12 21:50:00 | As pointed the root cause is the bend has been cut off too much not enough straight for the crox nut seal to seat properly. If you use a ss flexy hose you will need a 90 deg adaptor. |
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