Plumbing leak

SANDS
SANDS Forum Participant Posts: 22
edited April 2016 in Caravans #1

We have a 2011 bailey unicorn seville. when I reconnected the water this spring I had a leak from the push fit connector leading to the 3 way valve that allows use of either the internal or an external water supply, I successfully replaced this elbow joint
with a new one only to find that the 3 way valve was leaking. I successfully replaced this as well. Now I find that another joint is leaking this time it is the one that feeds the boiler. This is much more difficult to get at. I can see that the push fit connection
onto the pipe is leaking but I can't get it off without undoing the 2 screws into the floor that hold the "drain down" valve in place. I am reluctant to do this as I cannot see what the other end of the joint is, nor how it fits into the blue connection with
the boiler. Does anyone know what I am talking about and can anyone offer any advice?

Thanks

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  • crusader
    crusader Forum Participant Posts: 299
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    edited April 2016 #2

    sometimes the push fit connections have not been installed correctly, just incase you dont know when you use them push the pipe in till it stops and check that the collar on the connection is in place the collar should be raised and a simple check
    is to try and pull the pipe out of the connection if it resists you have a good connection

    Hope this helps

  • SANDS
    SANDS Forum Participant Posts: 22
    edited April 2016 #3

    thanks for the reply

    I will remove the 2 screws from the floor tomorrow so I can remove and reconnect as you  suggest.

  • crusader
    crusader Forum Participant Posts: 299
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    edited July 2016 #4

    Did it work for you

  • ValDa
    ValDa Forum Participant Posts: 3,004 ✭✭
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    edited July 2016 #5

    Did you 'over-winter' your caravan by completely draining the water supply?  Water can become trapped in these valves, and as they are rigid plastic, they don't expand and the plastic splits.  We split similar valves in our plumbing after a very early and
    hard frost, before we'd drained down the water supply.  You need to ensure that every remnant of water is out of the system and leave all taps and valves open where possible.

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