Is this turn on or off?

ahfat41

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

WIAWSNB

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

Could you take a wider shot, sans kitchen paper, to show the whole boiler underside and pipes, please?

MysteryMe

Isn't it lefty loosie, righty tighty when it comes to taps and nuts

Swipe

MysteryMe said:

Isn't it lefty loosie, righty tighty when it comes to taps and nuts

EDIT: It's anti-clockwise to open taps

WIAWSNB

I don't think it's dripping - most likely just condie.

Murmansk

Swipe said:

MysteryMe said:

Isn't it lefty loosie, righty tighty when it comes to taps and nuts

It's clockwise to open taps

My experience has been that you turn a tap clockwise to close it? Rather like the way you turn the top on a bottle clockwise to close it.

Swipe

Murmansk said:

Swipe said:

MysteryMe said:

Isn't it lefty loosie, righty tighty when it comes to taps and nuts

It's clockwise to open taps

My experience has been that you turn a tap clockwise to close it? Rather like the way you turn the top on a bottle clockwise to close it.

Yes, you are correct. That is the case. I will edit my reply.

Boohoo

Swipe said:

Murmansk said:

Swipe said:

MysteryMe said:

Isn't it lefty loosie, righty tighty when it comes to taps and nuts

It's clockwise to open taps

My experience has been that you turn a tap clockwise to close it? Rather like the way you turn the top on a bottle clockwise to close it.

Yes, you are correct. That is the case. I will edit my reply.

This is just for taps with a spindle yes?

I have lever taps and my hot tap is clockwise to open and anti to close.

Cold tap is anti to open and clockwise to close.

Swipe

Boohoo said:

Swipe said:

Murmansk said:

Swipe said:

MysteryMe said:

Isn't it lefty loosie, righty tighty when it comes to taps and nuts

It's clockwise to open taps

My experience has been that you turn a tap clockwise to close it? Rather like the way you turn the top on a bottle clockwise to close it.

Yes, you are correct. That is the case. I will edit my reply.

This is just for taps with a spindle yes?

Yes, it's the general rule for old school taps and valves