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A tap (also spigot or faucet: see usage variations) is a valve controlling the release of a liquid or gas.

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  1. M

    boiler making high pitched noise when hot water tap is on.

    Manufacture :- Ideal Boilers Make :- Mini HE C24 Serial :- N047991006 As title says, The boiler makes a high pitched noise when any hot tap is being ran, If the tap is turned down the noise gets less and less. The only change that has been done is the washing machine being changed. No...
    • Matt Lowden
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    • being boiler color high hot hot water making noise oil tap trebuchet water water tap
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  2. K

    ISE hot water tap

    Has anyone had any success stripping down and changing the seals on the InSinkerator hot/cold tap HC 1100 or the hot tap GN 1100 .The parent company say that no seals are available. That is not very environmentally friendly and very expensive to replace £300. Perhaps we should make a list of...
  3. S

    Bathroom Hot water Tap Leak Help

    Turned on my upstairs bathroom hot water tap tonight and heard a gushing sound. Looked under the sink and could see hot water gushing out. As the water was really hot I couldn't feel where it was coming from. During the panic got lots of towels to soak up as much water as possible...
  4. C

    Changing hot water tap washers and closing Isolator valve

    Hi, We have recently had a Valliant ecoTec pro installed. Over Christmas, a couple of the hot water taps are dripping, so I need to change the washers or may well put new taps on. Please could someone let me know how I turn off the water to the hot water taps to let me change the washers. Is...
    • chump
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    • change changing hot hot water isolate isolator tap valve washers water water tap
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  5. S

    Cold water tap problems

    Hi all, I hope someone can help me out here with a mystery cold tap working/not working. I have had my bathroom re-plumbed (first fix) by a pro - waste, hot and cold feeds. Cold is off mains with great pressure, hot is through combi boiler. I installed the shower and loo with no problems, but...
    • sdgpage
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    • check cold cold water mains might problems tap valve water water tap
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  6. G

    boiler making noise when hot water tap turn on

    My boiler is making noise and water pipes are vibrating when the hot water is turn on from the bathroom and kitchen tap. My boiler is located upstair besides the bathroom tap. Boiler does not make noise when the radiators are turn on and the radiators are heating properly too. But when the hot...
  7. K

    Bath hot water tap slow. Unvented system.

    The hot tap on our bath is running slow (it was ok til recently), all other hot taps are fine. I've checked the tap over and the washer etc appears ok. I've tried a wet n dry hoover on the tap in case it was airlock (although I read this is unlikely as its an unvented system). I've poked around...
    • kprida
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    • bath check hot hot water running slow system tap unvented valve water water tap
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  8. P

    Slow hot water tap?

    Hi Hope someone can help with this. I went to do the washing up yesterday but when I turned on the hot water tap it run ok for 5 seconds and then run very slow to almost a fast drip. Both the cold water and hot water run through the same tap. Does anyone know what it could be? Thanks.
  9. C

    Cold water from hot water tap

    Hi, ive had an issue a few weeks where my combi boiler cant heat the hot water to the max temp. I noticed now that i also get cold water from my hot water tap in the bathroom sink when i run my bath at the same time. When i do this, the water from the bath tap is scorching. When run...
    • Clarky100
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    • attach cold cold water color hot hot water shower tap water water tap
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  10. F

    Black bit and murky water from hot water tap in the newly replaced heating system.

    We just had two system boilers and one unvented cylinder installed to replace the old gravity fed system with cold water tank, two open vented cylinders and two old boilers. We didn’t lay new pipes only used the existing pipes, cut and reconnect to make it work as we didn’t want rip all the...
    • frustrateduser
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    • black heating heating system hot hot water newly replaced system tap water water tap
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  11. D

    Cold water out of hot water tap?

    Hey all, I have a mynute 20se condesning boiler with a Santon Premier TP 150b unvented tank.The only problem I have is with the water out of hot taps - the central heating etc is fine. I have a problem with water coming out of the hot water taps, it seems that when I turn it on, it always...
  12. J

    Corroded taps and small particles from cold water tap

    In the bathroom the basin taps have Corroded whereby the coating seems to be blistering and coming off. The taps are only 8 years old and no one else in the block has same problem. In addition to this there are small particles from cold water taps in the bath, perhaps 1-2 every 3-4 minutes and...
  13. C

    cold water tap taking many more turns to get flow

    the cold water tap (Bristan 1901 hot and cold) has started taking many more turns before the water starts to flow. the hot water part of the tap is fine. Can someone tell me why? thanks.
  14. J

    one rad wont warm up fully un till i turn hot water tap off please help

    hi guys im looking for some help i have moved into a new house and everything has been replaced due to the heating system new pipes, rads, thermostates, boiler, but the heating was working fine untill one rad wont warm up fully. my skills with plumming is basic wat i have tried is i bleed all...
  15. P

    hot water tap blockage

    hello gents and gentesses! on a job today hot water bath tap blocked , originally thought airlock it is a mixer so cloth over spout hot water on then cold did this about ten times there is a dribble id say about quarter flow for a gravity fed tap. anyway custo then tells me they had insulastion...
  16. H

    Old central heating, radiators hot but hot water tap is cold.

    Hi i have a very old central heating system which has a cylinder. My problem is that all the radiators (upstairs and downstairs) are hot but the water coming out of the hot water tap is cold. I dont think there is an electric valve to control the hot water as i cant find one. Usually I turn the...
    • hamster88
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    • central central heating cold could cylinder heating hot hot water old radiator radiators tap valve water water tap
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  17. D

    Hot water tap dead.

    This is the situation - 3-storey house. On top floor bathroom, hot water tap does not work. The hot water tank is on the middle floor. In the attic is a small cold water expansion tank. Hot water on middle floor (bathroom) does work and hot water on ground floor (utility & kitchen) does...
  18. E

    Question/Advice on low pressue in hot water tap!

    Hi everyone, I have a problem and just looking for some advice or suggestions on what might be my problem. Recently moved to a two bed flat, been here for 5 months. Since we moved in, we've had very low pressure on the hot water taps in the kitchen and bathroom (sinks and tub). It takes 30-40...
    • emmablue29
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    • because hot hot water landlord pressure problem tap water water tap
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  19. D

    Hot water tap trickles

    The water from the hot water tap in my friends bathroom sink trickles out of the tap really slowly, it's got worse over the last few weeks...the water starts coming out of the tap when its turned almost all the way round. Do you think it's a pressure problem? If it is how could this be...
  20. Z

    No water from the hot water tap

    Hi there, I have just joined after finding some of the posts really helpful. Problem.Before installing the new immersion heater to the cylinder I drained the system and turned off the mains. I installed the new immersion heater and turned the water back on. It seems to be heating the water as...
    • zombywoof
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    • airlock clear cylinder hot hot water no water pressure tap water water tap
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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