Troubleshooting water system

A complex repair water mains can be entrusted only to skilled-technician. Minor repairs is quite able to DIY. Most often break down and need repair taps and mixers used in the hot water supply. During prolonged operation faucets start leaking, rattle, bad cover water. If the flow valve. Before proceeding to locate and fix the problem at the tap, turn off the water supply to the apartment. To do this, cut the overall water supply shut-off valve, which is usually on the water pipe in the toilet. Then an adjustable wrench or a valve to turn out and determine fault. The most common causes of problems in the water taps are worn under the seal spool valve, poor packing and harmony thread rod. Often leakage of water from the tap is due to foreign bodies (sand, slag, etc.) that precipitating between gasket and valve seat, break seal. It can spoil and too much twisting of the tap. Replacement of the gasket. Releasing the remaining water from the aqueduct, an adjustable wrench or twist the lid crane removed valve, remove it from the old gasket. Instead, put a new leather or rubber, putting it on the bottom spool pin. Pads of skin usually put in the hot water tap. Ready spools with seals or separate gaskets can be purchased at hardware stores, while the repair takes less time. If you do not have my final strip, cut it from a piece of thick rubber or leather soles. Rubber gasket wears out quickly, especially under hot water. Resistant linings, serving several times longer than usual, obtained from old tires from your car or motorcycle. Strip to cut out sides (there is bus thinner), the strength of her wire attached cord. The whole operation is to remove the old valve with wear strip and insert the new one or just replace the gasket, retaining the old spool. If the gasket on the bottom pin secured with a screw, it must be wrapped. Set the spool and make sure it rotates freely in the nest of spindle. In this nest is often settles scale - it is removed with warm vinegar. Rigidly fixed spool in the nest causes premature wear pads. Gasket should not be more spool pin. Replacing the gasket and install valve cover, open shut-off valve and let water into the pipeline. Reconditioned crane must effortlessly cover the water. If the gasket is made of new rubber should not be very close tap, since it can quickly deteriorate. Gasket seal. Sometimes when you open the tap water begins to flow into the place where the spindle exits the top of the crane. Often the cause of leakage valve is the destruction of gland packing. First, try a wrench to tighten the gland nut. If that fails, change the packings. Gland - is asbestos or linen cord, which creates a leak around the spindle, not passing the water upwards. Unscrew the gland nut with two wrenches, holding a head case, and others - the gland nut. Then a thin screwdriver or a sharp knife and remove the old gasket. Packings lubricated with wax or lard (apparently Hence the name "gland") and carefully welling in threaded. Gland packing must enter deeply into the screw thread. After that, again tightening the gland nut and put in place the crown case. Frayed thread rod. Thread wear rod - a more serious problem. But in most cases it can be eliminated himself. Set the rod so that it worked for neiznoshennom site. To do this, extend the rod with the help of any insert in the hole, where he was. Insertion can be made from a piece of nail or wire. You can fill the hole about a third of molten tin (lead or tin-lead solder due to toxicity can not be used). Renovated crane in such a way will serve for a long time. Sinks in the spool slot. If the replacement gasket leak continues, the cause of occurrence of cranes are jagged and deepening of the surface of spool slot, which nestles in the strip. Wipe the nest sanded. You can do it this way: instead of laying in a cup, insert a few circles, cut out of sandpaper, enter the spindle at the tap and turning it left and right, clean nest. If this does not work, try Sanding through other means. On the rubber gasket rubber cement glue a circle of fine-grained sandpaper fabric-based, implant strip in the tetrahedral Needle file, which insert in a hand drill. After a few turns drill socket is cleaned. If nicks and deepening small, it will help the bell-shaped rubber or multi several layers of leather padding. Saddle valve corroded corrosion. Your tap proceeds from the fact that his saddle corroded corrosion. All attempts to eliminate the leak did not lead to success. Let's try to extend the life of the crane due to be installed on the valve seat valve with a soft rubber gaskets and metal washers. If this fails, you must cut a piece of copper tubing with an outer diameter of 8 mm and a length of 4-5 mm, 8-mm drill bit to deepen the hole in the saddle to 3,5-4,5 mm and insert the tube, pre-greased with epoxy glue. End of the tube should rise slightly above the saddle. When the glue hardens, the crane can be assembled. He will serve longer new. There is another option. Saddle sanded to perfection, scoring in the valve opening wooden box, then fill in the defect site with molten tin. Removal of chatter and noise in the water. Rattling in the pipes occurs when between the stem and the socket increases clearance due to wear of the gasket. In this case, it must be replaced. If after replacing the seal on the noise does not cease, but only changes the tone, it is recommended by the external contour of the new strip off chamfer angle of 45 °, which is easy to do on the emery wheel. Rattle can also be caused by sitting freely on the spindle cone valve. In this case, the hole in the spindle removed valve plate with a cone. Light hammer blows, the best of its wedge-shaped side, some face down the hole, turn the spindle around its axis and, from time to time inserting a cone valve, check to see if he does not fall under its own gravity. When you install a valve to the water supply and check the noise and chatter persists, replace the worn part (spindle, a plate or the whole upper part of the valve). To extend the life of the crane, try to peel off and wrap it smoothly, without sudden movements, not making too much effort. Without waiting for the fault, generate prevention: change pads in 1 - 2 years in the hot water tap and in 2-3 years with cold. Cracks and holes in water pipes. Small cracks or holes in water pipes before the arrival of repairmen can be closed with rubber or several layers of adhesive tape, a piece of sheet metal clip. Or you can gum eraser, pressing it buckles or strap and tied the top and bottom with string. When connecting piping as a sealant can be used chewing gum. In its softened form of a thin layer is applied on the thread and wind the clutch.