Leaking Drain Valve

[ub7rm]

This drain valve is leaking and looks a pig to replace, the pipe starts to curve immediately after that fitting.

Trying to nip it up is pretty unsuccesful and indeed seems to be making things worse. Is there any change that I can pull the guts of the existing valve out and replace a washer or the like or does the whole valve need to be replaced?

 

[ianmcd]

just replace the washer in the drain cock

 

[ub7rm]

Are they all the same size of washer do you know?

 

[ukgas]

Yes all the same size. Pop down to the merchants and ask for one. About 5p a pop

 

[Armo74]

Whoever soldered it probably didn't remove the guts first.
A mistake some people still make now.

 

[ub7rm]

All done today, I bought a couple of spare drain cocks with the idea to canabolise one for the washer and the other as stand by since they're cheap enough and it was easier for me to pick these up rather than get to a proper plumber's merchant for a washer.

As it turns out it wouldn't have been possible to remove or refit a washer on the existing drain cock as it was retained by a fairly wide metal disc - so I just swapped the entire guts of the new drain cock into the exisiting one.

Thanks for the advise, much appreciated.