Gate Valve / Stopcock

ingram · 28 Nov 2006

My question is:- What is the point of 'Gate Valves'?

In my experience they never shut off the water completely, unlike stopcocks or isolating valves, so what is the point of them?

Thanks,

Harvey

Nige F · 28 Nov 2006

another 19th Century anacronism ...like the WC cistern Syphon

JohnD · 28 Nov 2006

They don't obstruct the flow of water, when open.

Saveme22 · 28 Nov 2006

What`s the point of boilers they break down and keep me employed.

ingram · 7 Dec 2006

Nige, thanks. Plenty of time for someone to have designed one that does the job then.

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....and John, thanks for 'The Answer.'
Saveme22, don't over exert your brain cell mate.

H

HarrogateGas · 7 Dec 2006

ingram said:
Nige, thanks. Plenty of time for someone to have designed one that does the job then. ....
....and John, thanks for 'The Answer.'
Saveme22, don't over exert your brain cell mate.

H

Thats your experience, I dont have a problem with them.......isolating valves howver do shut the water off but pee water out when older than 5 years and touched and you end up changing them anyway so whats the point of them. Wouldnt it be nice if all customers could afford gun metel stopcocks every time we had to fit a form of isoation.

ChrisR · 7 Dec 2006

Plenty of time for someone to have designed one that does the job then

Someone has

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sime10 · 7 Dec 2006

Haven't used one Chris but looks like the rolls royce of gate valves

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