Hi all,
On one of our cold taps i have to turn the handle about a half turn before the water starts to come out. I have taken the handle off to reveal the valve assembly and notice that on the top section where the head with splines is, this can be turned some way in either direction when the tap is off (i.e. valve closed), there is some play in the splined head. The head which has the splines seems to be on a thread into the rest of the valve. When the head is tight closed clockwise and i start to unwind, the splined head starts to unscrew from the rest of the valve on its thread then after about a half turn friction is felt and then the water comes out-The valve is engaged and is lifted. The remedy would seem to be to stop the splined head from turning relative to the rest of the valve but as its on a thread its as if it should turn. The hot tap seems to be a slightly different valve design as there is no way for the splined head to turn on its own relative to the rest. Hopefully my explanation makes sense, not sure what all the valve parts are called.
Thanks for the help!
On one of our cold taps i have to turn the handle about a half turn before the water starts to come out. I have taken the handle off to reveal the valve assembly and notice that on the top section where the head with splines is, this can be turned some way in either direction when the tap is off (i.e. valve closed), there is some play in the splined head. The head which has the splines seems to be on a thread into the rest of the valve. When the head is tight closed clockwise and i start to unwind, the splined head starts to unscrew from the rest of the valve on its thread then after about a half turn friction is felt and then the water comes out-The valve is engaged and is lifted. The remedy would seem to be to stop the splined head from turning relative to the rest of the valve but as its on a thread its as if it should turn. The hot tap seems to be a slightly different valve design as there is no way for the splined head to turn on its own relative to the rest. Hopefully my explanation makes sense, not sure what all the valve parts are called.
Thanks for the help!