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over a year ago
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Depends on your heating system. But it's not going to help. If you've got a combi gas boiler it'll be costing you money.
Electrica heating systems affected less so.
Either way for a penny washer it's worth getting sorted. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm putting £50 a fortnight in my meter only got elec there's only me here n i don't use my storage heaters and I switch off all my sockets when they are not in use! It's driving me mad. N my landlord is useless! |
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over a year ago
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If it has an isolating valve beneath the sink turn that off when not using the tap for long periods like overnight or if you're out until you can manage to get it fixed.
That will save water/gas/electric depending on your system. |
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"I've a stopcock in the basement.....??"
That could just be the mains water into the place, there's often a more local one near the taps, but not always but worth a check. |
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It's not costing you money perse if you've not got your electric hot water on!.
However it's a waste of water, ask your landlord to fix it within two weeks and put it in writing |
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"I've a stopcock in the basement.....??"
That'll shut it all off. Go to plumbers and get a tap insert and swap it. Cheap and easy. Just a screwdriver needed.
Turn off water before you do it. |
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"I've a stopcock in the basement.....??
That'll shut it all off. Go to plumbers and get a tap insert and swap it. Cheap and easy. Just a screwdriver needed.
Turn off water before you do it. "
Ok think I'll do that thank you. I've turned my boiler off just incase. Cos £50 a fortnight is a piss take only me here! |
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"I've a stopcock in the basement.....??"
look under the sink.. On the pipe there may be a valve that is turned by a screwdriver. The slot where you put the driver in is aligned with the pipe for on. Quarter turn for off.
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"I've a stopcock in the basement.....?? look under the sink.. On the pipe there may be a valve that is turned by a screwdriver. The slot where you put the driver in is aligned with the pipe for on. Quarter turn for off. "
Tryed that n nothing happened do i have to wait a few mins for the tap to stop running? |
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"Ive got a hot water tap that is dripping a steady flow of hot water will this be effecting my electricity use age please? "
Yes, it will. Get your landlord to fix it. It will cost in water, too. |
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"If it's the tap isolator no it should stop immediately. Stop cock could take a while. Is it a mixer tap? Have you just turned off hot and left cold on? "
No septate hot tap for the bath x |
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