Tap water shut off location

[seanqw12]

Hi

Hoping you guys can help . We recently moved into a new build (5 years old). Noticed our tap is quite stiff to turn on / off and it drips even when off unless you find just the right position.

To me, a completely amateur DIY'er it suggests it needs a new washer. Youtube / Google suggests that there will be a screw under the cap on the back of the tap and from there its easy-ish.

However, unless I'm missing something, there's no way to shut off the hot or cold from under the sink? what you see in the photos are just connectors?

Does that mean i should be shutting off the mains for cold and boiler for the hot? we have a combi boiler in our kitchen if that matters.

Thanks!

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Just shut off main stopcock. That'll shut hot & cold if it's a combi

While you fix tap you can fit new ISO valves for future.

 

[quality]

just turn it off as rocket suggested, hardly new at 5 years old though

 

[rpm]

Welcome to the forums, in picture 2&3 it looks like the joints on the 32mm pipe are / have been leaking, worth taking them apart and cleaning the rubber seals whilst you are in plumbing mode.

Having a combi means no water tank in the loft so by turning off the house mains cold water and turning the boiler off there should be little or no water coming through the pipes. But open a cold tap first to be sure.

I would firstly find out what taps you have as they might have ceramic discs rather than rubber washers inside. All in all not a Sunday afternoon job tbh.

 

[SimonG]

That tap will need a new cartridge. Or a new tap.

 

[seanqw12]

Thanks very much guys for the replies. Thinking about the least risky way, might be better to fit isolater valves first. Does anyone have an idea of how you would fit then into the system? Would they be able to squeeze into/ replace the white connectors between the plastic and copper pipes?

Thanks again.

 

[Tjdservices]

As simong says, cartridge for that tap, price wise if it's not a decent make it will be easier to just fit a new tap as finding the cartridge may prove difficult.