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I bought a Sankey water butt last year from Focus, to put in at home. The tap had a bit of a drip to start with, but usually stopped after 5 minutes or so. Now the thing is dripping for up to 2 days after being turned on, and of course the receipt is nowhere to be found... It's not the seal between butt and tap which is the problem but the actual tap dripping. Anyone had this problem? Is it repairable, or should I try writing to Sankey for a new tap? Would like to sort it before I really need the water...!

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Sarah

http://www.hypermobility.org


“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

I had exactly the same problem with a new waterbutt - it turned out to be a missing seal on the tap fitting (i think it was on the inside of the butt) My other half tried fixing it with plumbers tape round the tap thread (which we thought was the prob) which was better, but still dripped. In the end we bought a new tap which was cheap and solved the problem.

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I have the same problem at the mo, for now untill I can get a new tap I have stuck a bit of hose pipe on to it and then clamped the hose.

Not pretty but it works.

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Roll on Summer.

I was in Wilkinsons today and noticed that they sell replacement water butt taps. Not expensive as they were own brand.

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Shirley

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Thanks Shirl, have got a butt I'm not using at the moment as the tap leaks, it seems to keep coming unscrewed whatever I do.

On a slightly different subject, the designer Wayne Hemmingway was on the TV yesterday morning marketing his latest design, a water butt in the shape of, well, a butt............ Apparently they will soon be seen in B&Q.

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That's a good idea Seasprout, will try that as a temporary measure - got loads of random hose-fittings! Will have to look in the DIY shops for a replacement tap - we haven't got a Wilkinsons here...

Thanks for advice everyone

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Sarah

http://www.hypermobility.org


“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Update to the water-butt problem;
My really clever OH has just decided to set up the air-rifle targets next to said butt... So of course, there's now a flipping hole in it...!! I could say a lot of things about men, common-sense & brain cells, but I'll just go and count to 2000...

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Sarah

http://www.hypermobility.org


“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Had same problem with dripping tap, got replacement from one of these pound shops, works great now,

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Mick aka murfe 18

Quick get your OH to buy you a new water butt. Threaten him that you will get another OH if he dont. (Might Work)

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Roll on Summer.

Hahahahaha, that'd probly make him shoot at it some more....

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Sarah

http://www.hypermobility.org


“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”