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Kitchen tap leaking underneath

  • 13-09-2013 10:42am
    #1
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Woke up to find a pool of water on the kitchen floor in front of the sink. Assumed it was the discharge pipework, but upon inspection it is the hot water supply to the mixer tap. Look like there has been a slow drip for quite some time that has speeded up suddenly. I managed to jiggle the tap fitting to reduce the drip to a minimum. But can anyone offer a solution to this problem?

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  • #2
    scudo2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭scudo2


    Tabnabs wrote: »
    Woke up to find a pool of water on the kitchen floor in front of the sink. Assumed it was the discharge pipework, but upon inspection it is the hot water supply to the mixer tap. Look like there has been a slow drip for quite some time that has speeded up suddenly. I managed to jiggle the tap fitting to reduce the drip to a minimum. But can anyone offer a solution to this problem?

    20130912_194450_zps96e40eb4.jpg

    20130912_184404_zps32f4631e.jpg

    b72799a4-31eb-4e4d-91cc-c1a4f654c63e_zpsb2d26fe5.jpg


    Pipes look ok, no corrosion on them, tap block leaking, or not sealed where it joines onto sink. Taps need to be removed anyway to reseal it, so I'd replase tap as you'll have to break the rusty locking bracket onto the sink to remove it anyway.


  • #3
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    A set of flexy tails is only a tenner if there leaking


  • #4
    scudo2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭scudo2


    corkgsxr wrote: »
    A set of flexy tails is only a tenner if there leaking

    Tails look ok to me, no water or corrosion on them, only on rusty locking bracket.

    I could be totaly wrong tho.


  • #5
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    scudo2 wrote: »
    Tails look ok to me, no water or corrosion on them, only on rusty locking bracket.

    I could be totaly wrong tho.

    True but tails are stainless. But ya an tighten might do

    Saying that I can get them for 35 euro so would ya be bothered.


  • #6
    scudo2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭scudo2


    corkgsxr wrote: »
    True but tails are stainless. But ya an tighten might do

    Saying that I can get them for 35 euro so would ya be bothered.

    Clicked on photo, focus/zoomed in, two screws lock nuts on bracket, one leaking,one at back of photo has no rust, cracked block at front screw I think ???


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  • #7
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    scudo2 wrote: »
    Clicked on photo, focus/zoomed in, two screws lock nuts on bracket, one leaking,one at back of photo has no rust, cracked block at front screw I think ???

    You need a look in person. Could be a loose tail running down the bracket


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