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an inlet valve on a dishwasher decide to let go slightly, allowing water in when the power was off. Luckily nothing else seems wrong with it and that part will be replaced when I get chance. The related problem to this is that the B&Q appliance tap (swapped last year as the old one dripped slightly) in our under-sink cupboard decided that it wouldn't close when the plastic lever was "closed". I tried a small adjustable spanner on the flats with the plastic part removed and it went to the "off" position. Water still came out into my bucket when I turned the main supply stopcock back on. I had to leave the water supply off and head to Screwfix counter the next morning to buy a 15mm Cuprofit end cap as a stop-gap measure. Given that the compression T-piece and the copper pipe above it to the sink's cold tap weeps slightly (about 10ml max per day into an old icecream tub underneath), I feel it's time to replace those as well. Questions:
- What do I say to B&Q. I have a duff tap on a short length of 15mm copper pipe that I cut off to fit the Cuprofit end cap. Unfortunately I don't still have the receipt as it was one of those things I didn't expect to be duff, and only to be a permanent fixture. Should I expect goodwill if I say I won't be suing them this time and it's lucky it happened to someone who knows what they're doing.
- Are there any good quality (work when you need 'em) 15mm to 3/4" appliance taps out there? Screwfix do a