Originally posted by UmbrageOfSnowSame time here, but I'm not a guy either. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be up. I have some Irish but I'm not sure how much exactly. I can wave from the same time zone though. *Hi, Umbrage!* There.
True, but considering it is 10:00 pm here and I am an half-Irish American, I'm the only one I know in person anyway.
Originally posted by NordlysDepending on the types of valves you have you can try a couple things:
A leaking gasket which I haven't managed to repair because it turned out that both the tap at the toilet and the tap for the whole flat refuse to be closed.
1 - try exercising the valves back and forth a number of times and see if that helps them to shut off better
2 - get a large wrench and crank really hard on the valve (be careful, though, that you don't break it)
3 - Perhaps if you turn them both off as far as you're able, you might be able to get them to shut off the flow sufficiently.
4 - close the valves and open all the other valves in your flat - path of lease resistance....
And now for an old plumber's trick.... (Do #4 above. Position a bucket under the opening you will create when you open the connection. Get a slice of bread handy. Open the connection, pull a wad of bread out of the middle of the slice - no crust - and make a ball out of it. Stuff the ball into the opening, temporarily blocking the flow of water. Change out your gasket. Use something sharp and small like a nail to try to break the bread up and get it out, but don't worry if you can't. Reassemble the plumbing and open the valves. Even if the water doesn't flow past the blockage right away, it will shortly - the bread will eventually break down sufficiently in the water to allow the water pressure to push the remainder through the line and out.)
Originally posted by The Plumberhmm ... Plumby giving actual plumbing advice. How surreal.
Depending on the types of valves you have you can try a couple things:
1 - try exercising the valves back and forth a number of times and see if that helps them to shut off better
2 - get a large wrench and crank really hard on the valve (be careful, though, that you don't break it)
3 - Perhaps if you turn them both off as far as you're able, you mi ...[text shortened]... in the water to allow the water pressure to push the remainder through the line and out.)