"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 19/09/2012 10:37, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:22:14 +0100, Jake
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:03:02 +0100, Timothy Murphy
wrote:


I've set up a Hozelock automatic watering system in a garden in Italy,
but it seems that after some months there is a small drip
where the timer is screwed onto the tap.

What is the best way of preventing this?

A guess - did you buy the unit in the UK and install in Italy? If so,
the chances are the Italian weather has proved too much for something
designed for the UK climate. Italy gets warmer and has different
temperature fluctuations.

A "small drip" indicates that either the plastic fitting or the rubber
seals have deteriorated. Brass fittings would be better but whether
the Hozelock system could be adapted to use them is something only you
can decide as only you can see the system in situ.

PTFE tape on the tap might be a solution. More drastic would be the
use of a mastic (silicon) seal but this would effectively glue the
system to the tap.


Cheers, Jake

Our preferred solution is to send a team of urglers to Italy to tackle
the problem on site :-)
Have washers, will travel.

Are you sure this isn't the start of a joke
"How do you stop a small Italian drip?"

Would that be Basil ?

Bill