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Thanks oldbuffer. On my second visit I swapped the washer for a thicker one. Hope it does the trick.

Hi Twice I have fixed a customers bath cold tap. Each time the hex drop down part had come off the bottom of the spindle thread. I have put on a new washer and greased the hex part. It works for a few days and then comes off again. Anyone know where I am going wrong? Cheers Steve

Hi Many of my customers have combi boilers without a controlling room thermostat. When the boiler is running from say 5pm until 10pm does the boiler burn gas continuously for the 5 hours or does it monitor the temp difference between flow and return and turn itself off if the temps are...

Thanks for all the responses guys. I decided to walk away from the job (I hate doing that), as the external stop cock controlled several houses and I was not confident enough to sort out any problems. This is the first time I have come across steel pipe into a house so I guess it is not all...

Hi Thanks for your response. I am a plumber (2 years experience) and yes the external stop cock does work. I have no experience of working with steel pipes, hence my question about finding a suitable stop cock. Thanks

Hi Anyone know where I can buy a stop cock that fits onto a steel pipe. I think the pipe is 3/4 inch (see picture). All I can find is the usual 15mm, 22mm and 28mm compression stop cocks that are for copper pipe, or the ones for MDPE pipe. Thanks for any advice. Steve