ice2fire wrote:
One winter we turned off the water supply and drained our house lines of water. When we got back in April, two sink units had to be replaced as the inaccessible rubber washers inside the taps had dried out completely. Now we turn the mains water off, but leave the water in the lines. No problems. We leave the house at 15 deg centigrade (53 F).
I've never seen a tap where the rubber washers were not replaceable.
I wonder how they keep the taps full of water between the time they're made and when they're installed and put into service?