If your stopcock is leaking here is the way to fix it. Done as a real job in the usual postion stuck under a sink cupboard. This job often happens after you …
If your stopcock is leaking here is the way to fix it. Done as a real job in the usual postion stuck under a sink cupboard. This job often happens after you …
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Great advice Al. Boxing Day is not the best time to find the kitchen floor
awash but this sorted it in five mins
Do I need to turn the main shop off outside to do this?
Dereton33 thanks so much for this! This worked a treat – as Andy Dyson
said all fixed for 50p. Brilliant thanks again
Thanks for that. I’ve had a small leak for time which recently got worse.
All fixed now for just a little tape.
Top man – saves £10 of items from b&q. Fixed it for 50p of tape. Also
MASSIVE BONUS not having to turn water off from outside. But did from
inside to be safe. You worry it could poor out but it’s fine
I had the same leak for the 2nd time in 5 years. The first time the plumber
also use PTFE, and the second time, another plumber just put more PTFE over
the old PTFE, but it is still leaking very slowly. Should I replace the
whole stock cock?
Hero! Thankyou so much for posting this, worked like a charm.
Thanks for that, it’s worked perfectly!
Hi Al
Watching this video has just saved me an expensive call out at 9.30 in the
evening!
I was about to change a couple of kitchen tap washers and as I turned off
the stop-cock under the sink the water literally squirted everywhere from
the tap. Luckily I had some PTFE tape at the bottom of my toolbox so I
was good to go.
Is using PTFE tape a reliable ‘permanent’ fix though, or would it pay me to
get the stop-cock changed some time in the future?
Thanks again for taking the time to do these videos Al; I’ll be sure to
subscribe, and then buy you a few beers using your PayPal link :)
Hi Al
Brilliant, thought i needed a new stop cock. Took the bush off to find the
previous owner had a a go! He used far too much PTFE so i scrapped all the
old shud out and re-did it. Worked a treat, THANK YOU!
Definitely a temporary fix!
Nice one.
I knew how to do this but I’ve always turned the water off at the meter.
Watching you do this made me realise I don’t need to do that (meter is
about 100m away!). Although, contrary to expectations, the gland leaks more
if you shut down the cock so best to open it right up?
Bang on. Cheers mate, thought I’d have to spend all night mopping the floor
and get a plumber in the morning. But no, job done in 10 mins. Not bad for
midnight after a few pints! Thanks so much to yourself, and to the person
who invented PTFE tape!
thanks for this, worked like a dream after a traumatic night gathering up
drip trays every 30 mins… phew !! really helpful video and apart from
having to scrape away some scale everything working just like here. i did
close the stop tap first and drain off some water on house side as the drip
was severe. thanks a mil. great advice and guidance.
Thanks for posting this – saved me a plumber call – worked like a charm
Al, many thanks for the info on stopping a leaking stopcock. A local
plumber quoted me £150 per hour to repair my existing unit. After watching
your video, a quarter turn on the top nut, problem solved.
Should have taken my Dad’s advice, would have been on £300,000 per year at
the rate quoted by my local plumber.
Many thanks.
Frank
Great guide! Your instructions worked a treat on my leaking stopcock.
Problem solved. Like others I’ve probably just saved myself an expensive
plumber’s call-out charge! Top turn!
Question. When you release the gland nut is it necessary to shut the tap
down first? I’m sure not but a bit of paranoia setting in of the tap
becoming a missile!. Once the PTFE is compressed its clear you dont want to
disturb it by turning the cock.
forgot to ask in my last comment! would I need to turn off the water from
the service tap outside on the pavement if I have one or could I just leave
it on?
Thank you great video
nice one, just fixed my bath tap and found the stopcock now leaks only
problem I have is the location right at the back of a corner unit with very
limited access so it,s all elbows and wrists whilst laying on my back, was
going to call a plumber but can now fix it myself with a little snaking and
crawling, you are a legend thank you
Actually you have answered it below
You’re a legend, sir. Thank you. Saved me a fortune in plumbers fees.
thanks
this old guy knows his job and saves the day with his tip thank you
Brilliant. A problem that has beening worrying me for some time. Your
video and ten minutes fixed the problem. Many thanks.
great video and thanks for that. I cant turn the Stop Cock off in our
kitchen, just open all the time, I need to close the Stop Cock but cant
budge it, help, how do I free it up, did think of tapping it with a small
hammer but thought that might make things worse ?
Great help – Thankyou.
Thank you so much for uploading this. Its fixed the problem brilliantly and
the tap is dry as a bone now (except for the bit inside where all the water
goes through!!)
I have a question though – how long would this fix last? Is PTFE tape is OK
as a permanent solution? Or should I really get the tap replaced at some
point?
You have just saved us from having a large puddle, or worse, on the floor.
Stopcock seized and opened with WD40 but then dripping like mad! Luckily
had some PTFE tape handy and with your instructions, all sorted. Thank you
very much!
I had a fairly bad (quite a lot of dripping) leak that I noticed today.
Thankfully, I found your video before getting a plumber out. Worked a
treat. Thanks
Thanks Al, lifesaver!
I just tried this today and it worked great, 5 minute job instead of 2
hours thanks for posting this
Perfect. Was thinking I would need to call a plumber, but managed to fix in
a few minutes. Many thanks.
Very helpful video, pitched at the right level too. 40p for tape to fix
this! Thanks very much.