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maxterry
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
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Location: London
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 Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:03 am Post subject: No Hot Water after turning Cold Tap on |
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Hi
I am having a problem with the hot water pressure from the shower. If you turn the hot water tap on, the water pressure is ok and hot water is not a problem. As soon as the cold tap is turned on even a fraction, the water soon turns cold. After turning the taps off and just turning the hot tap on again the water has slowed to a trickle.
I have read a few of the other posts on this forum and assumed it was an airlock. I tried the washing machine solution (connecting cold water to hot water) and attemped to block the tap when the hot water was on. Neither was successful.
Any other ideas?
Thanks
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thescruff
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds more like the mains cold is too strong for the hot, where do the supplies come from |
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maxterry
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Not sure, it is a combi boiler setup. Cold is mains fed.
The difference between cold and hot water pressure is fine on all other taps in the flat. |
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thescruff
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:29 am Post subject: |
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How can you get an air lock then  they're reserved for gravity systems.
Fit a check valve on the hot and cold pipe to the shower valve |
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