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stevec000 | 16:52 Thu 11th Jul 2013 | Interiors
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noticed my stopcock valve is leaking right at the handle, please correct me if I am wrong...can I close the value completely, remove the handle and try some ptfe tape around it then replace. all without isolating it from outside.
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No, Meths is right. Sometimes the gland will leak if the tap is fully open. Try turning it back a bit. Also give the gland nut at the body end of the spindle a bit of a tighten. Not too much or it won't move at all. That often fixes it . Long ter though, it will need replacing.
17:11 Thu 11th Jul 2013
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No, Meths is right. Sometimes the gland will leak if the tap is fully open. Try turning it back a bit.
Also give the gland nut at the body end of the spindle a bit of a tighten. Not too much or it won't move at all.
That often fixes it . Long ter though, it will need replacing.
17:11 Thu 11th Jul 2013
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^^^^ long term
17:12 Thu 11th Jul 2013
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cheers again, don't know what id do without this site and you guys, I turned it back a bit and tightened it and it stopped..but I will get it replaced in the near future. thanks again
19:01 Thu 11th Jul 2013

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