Weeping stop cock

[helptavner]

hiya all had lots of work carried out at the house yesterday - i have the main stop cock that goes to another one! ive never used the main one as it looked rough and i think has previously leaked!!

now its weaping as the plumber used the one i wouldnt have used!

ive informed him its weeping - rather than replacing it hes advised put some plumbers mait around it and all should be ok

do we all agree?!

its only very minor a couple of drops in a day

ive tried to tighten the packing nut but its not very good and cant be tightend any more - i dont fancy undoing it as the nut is nearly rounded etc i just want to apply something around the packing nut

 

[expertgasman]

rather than replacing it hes advised put some plumbers mait around it and all should be ok . Do we all agree?

Well, I don't.

But I'm not NECESSARILY saying he should replace/repair FOC

 

[moggridgeplumbing]

ive informed him its weeping - rather than replacing it hes advised put some plumbers mait around it and all should be ok

do we all agree?!

No don't agree - it won't do anything.

Sounds like due to the age of the stop valve and lack of movement over the years, which is not the fault of the plumber, it now should be replaced.

 

[CharteredEngineer]

I would isolate elsewhere, rip out the two stopcocks you have and replace with a single unit.

I doubt plumbers mait would hold a static pressure of 4 bar (if that is what your mains is).

 

[cumbriahandyman]

now its weaping as the plumber used the one i wouldnt have used!

Weeping from where?

 

[helptavner]

i was going to try some LSX - Would that have been better?!

its leaking from the gland nut - i think it only really wants repacking but its not in the best of condition

hes calling out to have a look

 

[yourmoneyoryourwife]

undo gland nut get some ptfe roll it into a string wrap round spindle and do up gland nut problem solved!

 

[helptavner]

looks like someone has been hear before as gland nut a little rounded off!

so if i try my best to undo this anti clock wise???!!!

wrap some ptfe stuff around it (i have gas stuff at the moment in)

then tighten back up

do i need to turn the tap off while working on it??!

help please

 

[helptavner]

anyone ^^

 

[Gasop]

Do as yourmoneyoryourwife posted.

You do not need to turn off supply.

As you will be using gas PTFE take a piece about 2" long and
split down the middle and use only one piece.

Don't forget, the tape goes around the spindle not the thread.