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drippy problem

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  • 21-08-2017 1:35pm
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    LazyClouds
    Registered Users Posts: 520 ✭✭✭


    The overflow pipe is leaking outside making a loud drip. We replaced the ballcock but the drip persists. Do we need to wait a day or two for the new ballcock to correct the problem or should we try something else?
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    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,236 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Overflow from what?

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



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    biketard
    Registered Users Posts: 533 ✭✭✭biketard


    LazyClouds wrote: »
    The overflow pipe is leaking outside making a loud drip. We replaced the ballcock but the drip persists. Do we need to wait a day or two for the new ballcock to correct the problem or should we try something else?

    Hi LazyClouds. A few questions...

    Did you drain the tank a little when you replaced the ballcock?

    Did you adjust the height of the ballcock?

    Is there a lid on the water tank that the ballcock might be hitting up against?


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    BoobeR
    Registered Users Posts: 760 ✭✭✭BoobeR


    Make sure nothing has made the ballcock stuck. Had a problem before where a piece of timber fell down after replacing one and it held it down. Could just be sticking either.


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    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,956 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Quite often the mains pipe feeding the tank is hydrodare, black flex pipe. Well when I say flexible is mean that it's not rigid. If this isn't supported correctly it will bend the ball cock. Assuming you have a plastic tank here. The pipe should be pinned /tied up so that it's not pulling on the ball cock


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