I have a very old (and leaky) stop cock. I've measured the pipe either side and it's 27mm. I can find replacement parts for 28mm pipe, but I'm not sure about my pipe. It doesn't even seem to be an imperial size (27mm is just over an inch, but is less than 1 1/8th inches).
my mains water seems to be 27mm pipe?
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What colour and material is the incoming mains pipe ?
Al
Al
this will be 1 inch pipe imperial
It's quite discoloured, but I'd say it's gun metal grey.
The pipe comes out the ground vertically by about 5", then has a sort of bulbous bit ending in a nut, and that's where a threaded pipe goes in (the stop cock is connected to this part).
So do imperials quote the internal diameter then? That vaguely rings a bell, and would explain why the o/d that I measured is just over an inch.
The pipe comes out the ground vertically by about 5", then has a sort of bulbous bit ending in a nut, and that's where a threaded pipe goes in (the stop cock is connected to this part).
So do imperials quote the internal diameter then? That vaguely rings a bell, and would explain why the o/d that I measured is just over an inch.
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Here you go ...
This is the rising main (coming out of the ground, at the edge of our living room) and the (leaky) stop cock attached to it above. The pipe then goes up in to the loft (we're a bungalow) and crosses the property to the kitchen.
This one shows a close up of the rising main joining the stop cock.
This is the rising main (coming out of the ground, at the edge of our living room) and the (leaky) stop cock attached to it above. The pipe then goes up in to the loft (we're a bungalow) and crosses the property to the kitchen.
This one shows a close up of the rising main joining the stop cock.
Now that someone has posted a picture of lead pipe, I realise that my description of a "bulbous" fitting was quite misleading! 
Ok, 3/4" galvanised you say. Sounds good.
Another clue to the material that I've just remembered is that last Christmas we went away for a week or so (first year in this property), and when we came back all the taps would run really rusty for a few seconds. Once it had cleared, no more rusty deposits.
Ok, 3/4" galvanised you say. Sounds good.
Another clue to the material that I've just remembered is that last Christmas we went away for a week or so (first year in this property), and when we came back all the taps would run really rusty for a few seconds. Once it had cleared, no more rusty deposits.
aaahh that brings back memories
shame it's gone from the acs now dan really loved the old sticky fingers after coating the hemp, then camr the sticky trousers as you rubbed in an innapropriate area.
really loved the old sticky fingers after coating the hemp, then camr the sticky trousers as you rubbed in an innapropriate area.
I almost missed it... can't remember doing it the last time, or the time before that...
Vaguely remember breaking a sweat on the first time round though
Vaguely remember breaking a sweat on the first time round though
think i failed my first ever pipe board because of it, my first acs was 1 year before it dissapeared.
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