Leaking water valve of some sort. Help please

joeyvicks

Hi, just noticed a leak from the valve under the sink. Just a slow drip but fairly constant. Valve looks ready for replacement. Is there anything I should do before somebody can come and sort it?

I've put a bucket under to catch the water...

southcoastrgi

if you aren't using the washing machine valve, get yourself one of these (15mm compression stop end), turn off the water, undo the nut under the blue lever (holding the body of the valve with a pair of grips/spanner), just use the blank end of the stop end ie remove the nut & olive & tighten it up, job done

Crinkmeister

Do you mean "leave" the nut and olive, not "remove" the nut and olive?

southcoastrgi

no remove it from the stop end (soz if that wasn't clear) the pipe already has a nut & olive on it so you don't need the ones that come with the stop end

Crinkmeister

southcoastrgi wrote: »

no remove it from the stop end (soz if that wasn't clear) the pipe already has a nut & olive on it so you don't need the ones that come with the stop end

That's what I was getting at. It's the way I read it. Sorry - my mistake!

joeyvicks

What is the valve actually for?

southcoastrgi

southcoastrgi wrote: »

if you aren't using the washing machine valve

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bridgedino

It's for connecting up a washing machine to water