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Kushty1
Jul 19, 2014, 01:43 AM
Hi Folks, I have been replacing my bathroom suite and I turned off all the water supplies in the house, now that the new suite is in when I turned on all the water again there was only water coming into the kitchen cold water tap and only a small amount going into the cistern and other taps in the bathroom. There is also no water getting into the boiler. All the valves that I turned off are back on so why isn't there any water pressure and water flowing like before I switched everything off? Hope this makes sense!

massplumber2008
Jul 19, 2014, 02:44 PM
Hi Kushty

Either a shut off valve has yet to be opened (you would not be the first person to miss a valve they closed long back), or a shut off valve or inlet/outlet is probably clogged. Here, I suggest starting at the first shut off valve and disassembling if needed to confirm water at each shut off valve and follow along until you find the problem/clog. Start there... post back as questions pop up, OK?

Mark

hkstroud
Jul 19, 2014, 05:40 PM
I suspect that your main valve is a gate valve and the gate has separated from the stem due to corrosion. When you opened the main valve did the handle just keep turning?

Kushty1
Jul 20, 2014, 09:14 AM
Thanks for answers, don't think it's corrosion at any gate valves. I'll try and see if there's any valves that need unclogged.

speedball1
Jul 21, 2014, 06:15 AM
Before you buttonedevereything up did you turn the water back on for a minuteo flush out the trash built bin the pipe walls? Let me know, Tom