Slow Leak From Pipe in Airing Cupboard but not Sure What it is?
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:04 am
We have a slow leak from the pipes in our airing cupboard. I can see where the water is coming from but I don't know what the object is. In the image attached you can see the top of a vertical pipe terminating in a chamber with a plastic screw cap on the top. The water is coming from under the cap. The vertical pipe branches from a horizontal pipe coming from part way up the hot water tank.
I'm assuming that the chamber and screw cap have some function other than to block the pipe. Should I just try to screw the cap down harder or is the leak a sign of something more serious going on in the system?
Thanks in advance!
I'm assuming that the chamber and screw cap have some function other than to block the pipe. Should I just try to screw the cap down harder or is the leak a sign of something more serious going on in the system?
Thanks in advance!