Tap & Toilet problems

mummy_of_2_little_dudes

Hi wonder if anyone can help. We have a couple of plumming problems and am wondering if its a DIY kinda job.

-We have an upstairs toilet which once flushed the incistern takes HOURS to refill as the water just drips in.

-Our kitchen hot water tap has recently (last week or so) lost most of its pressure. When I turn it on a bit, it comes out as a trickle, but as I turn it ON more the water stops coming out altogether. The hot water pressure everywhere else in the house is ok.

Can anyone help???

ormus

WC. take the inlet valve off and clean it and replace the washer.
or renew the whole valve. they are not expensive.

kitchen tap. simlilar to the above. strip it down and clean/replace where required. probably just a washer will be required.
what sort of tap is it?
supataps can be stripped down in situ without even turning the water off.

absent_dad

You can certainly give it a go if you are feeling brave...

What you have is a stuck ball c0ck and a stuck tap washer both readily available in most diy stores.

To be honest, although it is not a big job, dismantling the tap and replacing the washer, you may get into trouble if the seat needs cutting back in or it is the actual tap that is faulty and needs replacing. The toilet again a few nuts and replace like for like but again if you get stuck and can't make a good seal with the new one, maybe the olive on the copper pipe is worn, or the threads get stripped. Is it worth the risk?

There is a lot can go wrong, this is where experience comes in as changing it, if you have all the right tools, is no problem, it's when things don't go to plan you get unstuck, you don't want to be flooding the house when a reasonably competent diy'er can do this. Its a couple of hours work tops for a plumber, get a fixed quote and go from there.

Hope this helps

Edit...Someone beat me to it with same advice

mummy_of_2_little_dudes

Thanks for your replies. I think I might go for the plumber option!! Any ideas how much i should expect to pay for each job????

ormus

doubt a plumber will even come out for such a small job. 100 quid min?
better off with a handyman.
he,ll be half the plumbers price.

absent_dad

Expect to pay about £40 for the tap and £60 for the toilet.

A plumber may charge a call out fee and VAT

A handy man would charge less and unlikely to be vat registered.

This is something well within the capability of a handyman