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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:43 pm    Post Subject:
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what steps do u need to take to change a stopcock icon_evil.gif
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:02 pm    Post Subject:
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Turn the mains off at your boundary stopcock outside first.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:00 pm    Post Subject:
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Big long huge ones in the shortest direction away from it

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:02 am    Post Subject:
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Big long huge ones in the shortest direction away from it

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if u gonna be sarcastic keep yer gob shut
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:15 am    Post Subject:
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gas4you wrote:
Turn the mains off at your boundary stopcock outside first.


Not if you live in Merseyside you don't! If you use your outside stoptap at the boundary then be very careful - if you break it you will probably end up footing the bill for it's repair.
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You will have to leave it till tomorow to buy one .As it`s just been on the news Liverpool is in grid lock due to a number of suspicious cars been found parked in various parts of the city.

Seemingly they have tax,insurance and still have there radio`s fitted
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:48 am    Post Subject:
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if u gonna be sarcastic keep yer gob shut


That probably marks the end of any free help you're going to get here.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:40 pm    Post Subject:
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corgiman wrote:
no1tyke wrote:
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Big long huge ones in the shortest direction away from it

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if u gonna be sarcastic keep yer gob shut



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did some one pinch your lipstick

Its was a joke, dont get your knickers in a bunch

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:28 pm    Post Subject:
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1) Turn of outside stop cock - in the street
2) Open cold tap, drain water in pipe
3) Take of old Stopcock
4) Put on new one

If you can't get the old one of just cut the new stopcock in after it.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:46 pm    Post Subject:
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yerino wrote:
1) Turn of outside stop cock - in the street
2) Open cold tap, drain water in pipe
3) Take of old Stopcock
4) Put on new one

If you can't get the old one of just cut the new stopcock in after it.


only put another one after it if you are really stuffed, otherwise you'll get an unwanted pressure drop through the first useless stopcock..
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