{"id":1676,"date":"2026-08-07T06:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.100percentplumbing.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2026-10-23T11:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:12:34","slug":"who-can-fix-a-leaking-outdoor-tap-in-calpe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.100percentplumbing.com\/fr\/who-can-fix-a-leaking-outdoor-tap-in-calpe\/","title":{"rendered":"Qui peut r\u00e9parer un robinet ext\u00e9rieur qui fuit \u00e0 Calpe ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.ppb{\n  --pp-blue:#2BA6DE; --pp-blue-dk:#1E8FC4; --pp-navy:#1B3A8F; --pp-orange:#F5871F;\n  --pp-ink:#3A3A3A; --pp-body:#6E7377; --pp-muted:#9AA0A5; --pp-line:#E6E9EB;\n  --pp-wash:#F5F7F8; --pp-r:5px;\n}\n.ppb,.ppb *{box-sizing:border-box}\n.ppb{color:var(--pp-body);line-height:1.8}\n.ppb p{margin:0 0 1.2em}\n.ppb a{color:var(--pp-blue);font-weight:700}\n.ppb .ppb-toc a,.ppb .ppb-svc,.ppb .ppb-more,.ppb .ppb-btn{font-weight:400}\n.ppb a:hover{color:var(--pp-blue-dk)}\n.ppb 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turns out to be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ppb-check\">\n<div class=\"ppb-check__cell\">\n<h3>Dripping from the spout with the tap closed<\/h3>\n<p>The problem is inside the tap \u2014 a worn washer, an internal seal, or a failed valve or cartridge.<\/p>\n<p>Usually the cheaper outcome. Often a repair rather than a replacement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ppb-check__cell ppb-check__cell--now\">\n<h3>Water at the base, or where it enters the wall<\/h3>\n<p>The problem is the connection or the supply pipe, not the tap.<\/p>\n<p>Changing the tap will not fix this, and it is the version worth getting looked at sooner.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tell us which of the two it is when you call. It changes what we bring.<\/p>\n<details class=\"ppb-toc\" open>\n<summary>In this article<\/summary>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#where\">First, work out where it is leaking from<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#causes\">What causes an outdoor tap to leak?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#serious\">Is a leaking outdoor tap serious?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#repair\">Repair or replacement?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#wall\">What if the leak is behind the wall?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#calpe\">Why this matters more in Calpe than it looks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#help\">How 100% Plumbing can help<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"ppb-sec\">\n<h2 id=\"causes\">What causes an outdoor tap to leak?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Outdoor taps lead a harder life than anything indoors: sun, salt air, hard water, and months of either constant use or no use at all. The usual causes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a worn washer or internal seal;<\/li>\n<li>a faulty valve or cartridge;<\/li>\n<li>corrosion inside the tap;<\/li>\n<li>a loose connection;<\/li>\n<li>damaged external pipework;<\/li>\n<li>deterioration around the wall connection;<\/li>\n<li>water pressure higher than the fitting is built for;<\/li>\n<li>plain age, and wear from regular outdoor use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ppb-sec\">\n<h2 id=\"serious\">Is a leaking outdoor tap serious?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>A small drip is not an emergency. It is also not nothing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ppb-check\">\n<div class=\"ppb-check__cell\">\n<h3>Can wait for an appointment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>a slow drip from the spout when closed;<\/li>\n<li>a tap that seals if you turn it hard;<\/li>\n<li>minor staining on the wall below it.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"ppb-check__cell ppb-check__cell--now\">\n<h3>Worth calling sooner<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>a leak you cannot stop by closing the tap;<\/li>\n<li>water coming from the pipework rather than the fitting;<\/li>\n<li>wet ground or damp spreading up an exterior wall;<\/li>\n<li>a drop in pressure elsewhere in the property.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Left running, a continuous drip wastes water and brings damp and staining to exterior walls and terraces, and corrosion to whatever the water keeps running over.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ppb-sec\">\n<h2 id=\"repair\">Can an outdoor tap be repaired, or does it need replacing?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Repair is often enough when the fault is limited to a washer, a seal, a valve or a connection. Replacement is the better call when the tap is badly corroded, physically damaged, leaking again after previous repairs, or simply no longer working properly.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the pipework feeding it is worth a look at the same time. If the fitting failed because of what is behind it, replacing the tap alone buys a few months. That is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.100percentplumbing.com\/general-plumbing\/\">general plumbing<\/a> work rather than a tap swap, and it is better to find that out before the job than after.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ppb-sec\">\n<h2 id=\"wall\">What if the leak is behind the wall?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then the damp you can see may be nowhere near the actual leak. Water travels inside walls and along pipe runs before it surfaces, which is why opening the wall at the wet patch so often finds nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Signs the leak is behind the wall rather than at the tap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>damp or staining around the wall where the pipe enters;<\/li>\n<li>water appearing somewhere else whenever the tap runs;<\/li>\n<li>wet areas with no obvious source;<\/li>\n<li>reduced water pressure;<\/li>\n<li>water still being lost with the tap fully closed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That last one is the decisive test: close every tap in the property, inside and out, and watch the water meter. If it keeps moving, water is escaping somewhere you cannot see.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ppb-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.100percentplumbing.com\/hidden-water-leaks-and-high-bills-how-to-spor-the-warnings-signs-early\/\" style=\"display:block;background:#F5F7F8;border-radius:5px;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0 28px;text-decoration:none\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"ppb-more__lbl\">Read next<\/span><br \/>\n  <span class=\"ppb-more__txt\">Hidden water leaks and high bills: how to spot the warning signs early<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ppb-sec\">\n<h2 id=\"calpe\">Why this matters more in Calpe than it looks<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Outdoor plumbing is everywhere here \u2014 villas, townhouses, apartments with terraces, gardens, irrigation, pool areas. A tap on an exterior wall is normal rather than unusual, and so is a leak on one.<\/p>\n<p><b>The case worth taking seriously is the empty property.<\/b> A dripping outdoor tap in a holiday home or second residence runs for months with nobody there to hear it. Nothing dramatic happens: no flood, no call. The first anyone knows is the bill, or a damp patch that has been spreading since spring.<\/p>\n<p>If the property is only occupied part of the year, the outdoor taps are worth checking at the start and end of every stay \u2014 along with the rest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.100percentplumbing.com\/plumbing-maintenance-checklist-for-holiday-homes-in-calpe-and-costa-blanca\/\">holiday home plumbing checklist<\/a>. It is also worth knowing where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.100percentplumbing.com\/what-is-a-stopcock-and-why-every-homeowner-should-know-where-it-is\/\">stopcock<\/a> is before you lock up and leave.<\/p>\n<p>A local plumber can also tell you whether the fault is isolated to that tap or part of something wider in the supply \u2014 which matters if the pipework outside is the same age as the pipework in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ppb-sec\">\n<h2 id=\"help\">How 100% Plumbing can help<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>We check the fitting, the connections and the pipework around it, then tell you which of the two problems you actually have before anything gets replaced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ppb-trust\">\n<div class=\"ppb-trust__item\">\n    <b>We find it before we fix it<\/b><br \/>\n    <span>Locating the leak first avoids replacing a tap that was never the problem.<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ppb-trust__item\">\n    <b>Our own guarantee<\/b><br \/>\n    <span>We offer our own comprehensive guarantee for the work we carry out.<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ppb-trust__item\">\n    <b>136 Google reviews<\/b><br \/>\n    <span>Verified reviews from customers across the Costa Blanca.<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Depending on what we find, the work may be repairing or replacing the tap, remaking the connection, repairing external pipework, or tracing a leak before anything is opened up. 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