Paul HD Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Hi All, Look forward to hearing your thoughts on my water distribution problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Limescale - Have you unscrewed the filter in the tap ? It has a couple of flats on it - molegrips, unscrew, remove filter scrape clean refit. I have actually removed my filters as they were lime-scaling up so regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) The type of mixer tap you have in the bathroom usually has two narrow bore supply pipes.I believe you sai that you do not have hot water, so is it possible that some debris has got through the cold water 15mm pipes, but could be blocking the flexible narrow bore pipe and restricting flow. Edited September 6, 2018 by David Schweizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Did this tap ever work properly or has it always been like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul HD Posted September 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: Limescale - Have you unscrewed the filter in the tap ? It has a couple of flats on it - molegrips, unscrew, remove filter scrape clean refit. I have actually removed my filters as they were lime-scaling up so regularly. 39 minutes ago, David Schweizer said: The type of mixer tap you have in the bathroom usually has two narrow bore supply pipes.I believe you sai that you do not have hot water, so is it possible that some debris has got through the cold water 15mm pipes, but could be blocking the flexible narrow bore pipe and restricting flow. Thank you guys. I will check the filter and pipes. The filter will be in the end of the tap? 8 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Did this tap ever work properly or has it always been like that? Hi, Not sure. I never had contact with the previous owner of the boat. It was flagged up on the survey. I have just now started to look into it. Edited September 6, 2018 by Paul HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Paul HD said: The filter will be in the end of the tap? Yes - the bit where the water comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul HD Posted September 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: Yes - the bit where the water comes out. OK, I will check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Paul HD said: Hi, Not sure. I never had contact with the previous owner of the boat. It was flagged up on the survey. I have just now started to look into it. Ok, so no history of it ever working properly. My money is on it being an unsuitable tap for your low(ish) pressure water supply. Do you have any other taps in the boat? Do they work properly? Ok having now watched your video, I'd be disconnecting the pipes from the tap tails and seeing if they discharge nice and fast into a bucket. Test both hot and cold. This will rule in or out the tap itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 My money's on the spout filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Ok having now watched your video, I'd be disconnecting the pipes from the tap tails and seeing if they discharge nice and fast into a bucket. Test both hot and cold. This will rule in or out the tap itself. In the video he does say there is no hot water on the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: In the video he does say there is no hot water on the boat. I said I watched the vid. I didn't listen to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardang Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 7 minutes ago, bizzard said: My money's on the spout filter. I would agree; we had a very similar problem with a bathroom tap and the gauze filter was so badly clogged with limescale that in attempting to get rid of it I destroyed the mesh. Since then it flows at full power. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul HD Posted September 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 The filter will be the first thing I will check. I will report back. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Limescale - Have you unscrewed the filter in the tap ? It has a couple of flats on it - molegrips, unscrew, remove filter scrape clean refit. I have actually removed my filters as they were lime-scaling up so regularly. Ouch! They won't be flats for long! Why not a proper spanner, or at the very least, a nut rounder (adjustable spanner, or clef anglais). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) I've found that ceramic disc valve taps troublesome on boats, leaking around the taps body from the disc. I've had to renew a few relatively young ones around here, probably due to hard limey water. I had to remove the spout filters on all of them at an earlier stage. Beware of traces of white lime stains from the body swivel bit. Edited September 6, 2018 by bizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 24 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: In the video he does say there is no hot water on the boat. Well that explains the lack of flow when the lever is turned to the left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Just now, Mike the Boilerman said: Well that explains the lack of flow when the lever is turned to the left... ...unless the OP has cold water connected to both sides? (no, I don't know why he'd do that either, but then why use a mixer tap in the first place?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said: or at the very least, a nut rounder That's close to what I call 'em. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul HD Posted September 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) Just to be clear, I bought the boat with this plumbing already in place. There is a shower tray installed but no shower head. I suppose the previous owner was going to have hot water at some stage. I don't have any intention of having hot water so would it be best to leave the plumbing as it is? Edited September 6, 2018 by Paul HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul HD Posted September 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 20 minutes ago, bizzard said: I've found that ceramic disc valve taps troublesome on boats, leaking around the taps body from the disc. I've had to renew a few relatively young ones around here, probably due to hard limey water. I had to remove the spout filters on all of them at an earlier stage. Beware of traces of white lime stains from the body swivel bit. Thanks for the tip. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 12 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: That's close to what I call 'em. I suspect your epithet is slightly more general, and Anglo-Saxon in origin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Machpoint005 said: I suspect your epithet is slightly more general, and Anglo-Saxon in origin? If you are thinking along the lines of the Red Baron's triplane, then yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul HD Posted September 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 On 06/09/2018 at 14:46, Alan de Enfield said: Limescale - Have you unscrewed the filter in the tap ? It has a couple of flats on it - molegrips, unscrew, remove filter scrape clean refit. I have actually removed my filters as they were lime-scaling up so regularly. Hi All, Quick follow up video of the water flow problem. Big thumbs up to you Alan for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Paul HD said: Hi All, Quick follow up video of the water flow problem. Big thumbs up to you Alan for the advice. Glad it worked out for you - always start with the simplest and cheapest things 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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