Water leak
We seem to have developed a bit of a leak on the red pipe that goes in / out of the water tank. Water is coming from the nut despite trying to tighten it. It has started all of a sudden. Any ideas for a quick fix until we can get it back home?
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If it,s leaking from end screwed onto red pipe and you have tried tightening it to no effect then it probably needs a new washer inside the joint. Only way to do this is drain the system and open the joint to renew the washer. Could be it has just deteriorated over time.
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When I had a similar problem with a similar joint (pressure relief valve) it transpired that there was a crack in the red plastic in the threaded section. Having tried to tighten I realised the problem and tried to undo the connection (having drained). The red plastic thread sheared. The actual replacing of the part then meant using a junior hacksaw on the white nut so that I could split it to remove. New part from local dealership and easy to replace on site. Tools used - Junior Hacksaw, broad screw driver to insert in the cut and twist to split nut. I used molegrips to hold steady whilst sawing and borrowed an extra spanner from warden. Whole job was 20 mins to get part and 15 mins to remove a board for access, remove nut, replace part and tidy up.
A fairly common failure
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