leaking heater tap

[cadetchris]

the heater tap on primrose is leaking from the top
considering its literally 2 years and 2 months old, i am reluctant to fork out another £15 for a new one, so is it possible to replace a seal in it or something??


n.b, its the actual tap and not the cable valve that i have fitted, the cable valve always breaks on mine, so i assumed a tap out be easier to use and less to go wrong with it (apparently not)

[bmcecosse]

Does it have a packing gland you can GENTLY nip down?

[mike.perry]

Try gently tightening the nut on top of the body of the tap. Also tighten the tap onto the base plate

[cadetchris]

ill have a fettle today see whats inside the tap. it might have a packing gland, but until i have it in bits, i dont know.

[mike.perry]

After you have seen inside the tap it will leak even worse.

[cadetchris]

yes i discovered that one, in removing the spindle the brass retaining washer crumbled. so i have had to botch it back together until i can get a new one. fudge

[bmcecosse]

Surely you can find a replacement washer ..... Did you find any packing seal in there?

[MarkyB]

My new one leaked a little bit too, I slightly embarrassed to say I ended up letting London water stop the leak.
I have to drink it so it only seems fair .

[cadetchris]

no packing material of any kind, just a rubber washer at each end of the plunger, one to turn it on/off and the other one to stop water seaping out between the stem and the casting. thats the one that was leaking.