My house has a mains feed which splits to the kitchen sink immediately before the stopcock. The stopcock therefore only stops flow to the water tank and not the kitchen. I am currently due to replace the kitchen and so need to turn off the flow in to the sink order to remove it.
Now the quicker of you will not hesitate to tell me that there is a stopcock outside which I can turn off. This I know too well as I have been up to my armpit this afternoon trying to dig the mud from around it . When I eventually removed enough London Clay to get a good look at it I discovered that it appears to be just a round shaft (no flats) and has no "T" handle or square shaft. It does not look to have been snapped off in any way. Below that is a hexagonal section which I take as being the access to the gland .
I tried turning the shaft with a pair of mole grips but could not get enough leverage to move it.
Is there something that I am missing or is there another tool that I need for my constantly increasing collection?
The only solution that I can think of is to either add another stopcock to the spur or to move the first stopcock upstream of the junction. Will an aerosol pipe freezing kit be suitable for mains water pressure?
Now the quicker of you will not hesitate to tell me that there is a stopcock outside which I can turn off. This I know too well as I have been up to my armpit this afternoon trying to dig the mud from around it . When I eventually removed enough London Clay to get a good look at it I discovered that it appears to be just a round shaft (no flats) and has no "T" handle or square shaft. It does not look to have been snapped off in any way. Below that is a hexagonal section which I take as being the access to the gland .
I tried turning the shaft with a pair of mole grips but could not get enough leverage to move it.
Is there something that I am missing or is there another tool that I need for my constantly increasing collection?
The only solution that I can think of is to either add another stopcock to the spur or to move the first stopcock upstream of the junction. Will an aerosol pipe freezing kit be suitable for mains water pressure?