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New wormery leaking?
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:35 pm
by Mick2me
I have the 5 tray wormcity wormery
As the sump has now become filled up to the tap, there is a leak developed from the tap hole under the wormery?
The rubber washer is on the inside, where can it be leaking from and how do I solve it?
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:17 pm
by wormcity
Hi
sometimes the tap hole isn't a tight fit
send me your name / address
http://www.wormcity.co.uk/contact-us.htm and I will send you another washer
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:04 pm
by Mick2me
Thanks message sent
Where does the additional washer go?
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:14 am
by wormcity
Mick2me wrote:
Thanks message sent
Where does the additional washer go?
put one on the outside and one on the inside next to the nut (bit fiddly) hopefully this will seal it
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:52 pm
by Mick2me
Thanks, will keep it empty till I get the washer
Will do
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:56 pm
by WormyMcWormerson
Hi,
I am having the same problem, the nut is as tight as I can get it but there's still a hefty leak. Is it OK for me to contact you to request another washer?
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:30 pm
by Mick2me
I also recently purchased a cheap second hand wormery of another manufacturer.
The general quality is not as good as Wormcity but it is completely watertight despite being a similar construction for the sump.
Maybe there are more seals between the layers on that wormery?
The wormcity is not leaking from the front of the tap, the only route for the water can be via the thread and between the base tray and the sump.
I would think over tightening could increase any possibility of leak?
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:41 pm
by WormyMcWormerson
Mick2me wrote:
I also recently purchased a cheap second hand wormery of another manufacturer.
The general quality is not as good as Wormcity but it is completely watertight despite being a similar construction for the sump.
Maybe there are more seals between the layers on that wormery?
The wormcity is not leaking from the front of the tap, the only route for the water can be via the thread and between the base tray and the sump.
I would think over tightening could increase any possibility of leak?
Yep, the leachate is dripping down the gap between the sump and outer tray. I think it's always leaked but it's become much more noticeable and annoying now the wormery is producing a steady stream of leachate. Not sure it's over tightened, it's only as tight as I can get it by hand, though maybe I just don't know my own strength
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:55 am
by Mick2me
I will try the new rubber washer between the sump and the outer tray. There is no leake on the outside.
You could try Duck Tape on both surfaces and cut the tap hole through it. That may make a seal?
The leachate is is leaking on to boxes of compressed heatlogs for the woodburning stove and two of these have expanded!
RE: New wormery leaking?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:11 pm
by wormcity
WormyMcWormerson wrote:
Hi,
I am having the same problem, the nut is as tight as I can get it but there's still a hefty leak. Is it OK for me to contact you to request another washer?
please do
