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Is this turn on or off?

After boiler repairs, it seems to be sweating. Just wondering whether he has been left open position? Thanks

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  • WIAWSNB
    WIAWSNB Posts: 1,719 Forumite
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    edited 5 November at 11:37AM
    Hard to see this accurately. If it's a stopvalve on the incoming cold mains, then you can expect it to 'sweat' due to the moisture in the air condensing out on what will be the coldest surface in your house.
    To confirm, get it bone-dry using a paper kitchen towel, and then observe. A 'leak' will be either a drip or water oozing from a single point. Condensation will be what happens to a cold glass of beer on a humid day. Remember them? 
  • WIAWSNB
    WIAWSNB Posts: 1,719 Forumite
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    Could you take a wider shot, sans kitchen paper, to show the whole boiler underside and pipes, please?
  • MysteryMe
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    Isn't it lefty loosie, righty tighty when it comes to taps and nuts
  • Swipe
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    MysteryMe said:
    Isn't it lefty loosie, righty tighty when it comes to taps and nuts
    It's clockwise to open taps
  • WIAWSNB
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    I don't think it's dripping - most likely just condie.
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