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Turning off hot tap to replace washer

  • 21-09-2019 1:58pm
    #1
    Happy4all
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    Hot Tap in ensuite dripping. I can't seem to figure out how to turn off hot water. Tried a few things in hot press, only managed to stop cold water tap.

    Surely , it can be done without emptying tank?


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  • #2
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Happy4all wrote: »
    Hot Tap in ensuite dripping. I can't seem to figure out how to turn off hot water. Tried a few things in hot press, only managed to stop cold water tap.

    Surely , it can be done without emptying tank?


    If you managed to stop the cold tap in the bathroom the hot should also stop after a short while.

    Post a clear pic of your cylinder including pipework.

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



  • #3
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    Picture attached, hopefully clear enough


  • #4
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    Wearb wrote: »
    If you managed to stop the cold tap in the bathroom the hot should also stop after a short while.

    Post a clear pic of your cylinder including pipework.

    Attached


  • #5
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    I cant see the cylinder (just the edge of it). I can't see the relationship between the pipework and the cylinder.
    Did you leave the hot tap running for a while after getting the cold turned off, to see if the hot eventually stopped?

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



  • #6
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    Wearb wrote: »
    I cant see the cylinder (just the edge of it). I can't see the relationship between the pipework and the cylinder.
    Did you leave the hot tap running for a while after getting the cold turned off, to see if the hot eventually stopped?

    Will try get a better pic. The cold stop stopped fast but 5 mins later the hot tap was still in full flow


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  • #7
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,495 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Wearb wrote: »
    If you managed to stop the cold tap in the bathroom the hot should also stop after a short while.

    Not in my house it won't. I have separate pipes coming down from the tank in the attic, one feeds all of the cold taps (other than the kitchen sink) while the other goes into the bottom of the immersion tank which in turn feeds the hot taps. Each downpipe has a red valve to switch off the flow so hot and cold are different and can be turned off independent of the other.

    The OP seems to have the same setup because when he turns off the cold feed, the hot taps keep flowing. See the previous post.


  • #8
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    coylemj wrote: »
    Not in my house it won't. I have separate pipes coming down from the tank in the attic, one feeds all of the cold taps (other than the kitchen sink) while the other goes into the bottom of the immersion tank which in turn feeds the hot taps. Each downpipe has a red valve to switch off the flow so hot and cold are different and can be turned off independent of the other.

    The OP seems to have the same setup because when he turns off the cold feed, the hot taps keep flowing. See the previous post.

    Now that you mention it, most are like that. It's rare enough to see it done differently.

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



  • #9
    K.Flyer
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    Happy4all wrote: »
    Will try get a better pic. The cold stop stopped fast but 5 mins later the hot tap was still in full flow

    Looking at your last picture, if your cylinder is any way typical, on the right hand side of the tank there should be a pipe connected to the bottom of the cylinder and rising up along the wall to above the tank and somewhere along the way before it goes through the ceiling there should be a valve.
    Turn this valve several turns clockwise to shut off the hot water.


  • #10
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    Looking at your last picture, if your cylinder is any way typical, on the right hand side of the tank there should be a pipe connected to the bottom of the cylinder and rising up along the wall to above the tank and somewhere along the way before it goes through the ceiling there should be a valve.
    Turn this valve several turns clockwise to shut off the hot water.

    Only getting back to solving this. The following two valves run up along the right hand side.

    I turn the hot valve clockwise. It stop hot water but instead cold water flows through the tap.

    If I turn off the cold water valve it stops the cold tap.

    Nothing seems to stop hot tap running!

    New image attached.


  • #11
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Go up to where your cold water storage tank is and check that the expansion pipe is not submerged in the top of the water line.
    This is the open ended pipe that hangs over the top of the water tank. Check that its not in the water. If it is it needs to be out of the water and correctly supported.


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  • #12
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    Go up to where your cold water storage tank is and check that the expansion pipe is not submerged in the top of the water line.
    This is the open ended pipe that hangs over the top of the water tank. Check that its not in the water. If it is it needs to be out of the water and correctly supported.

    Cheers will check it out


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