Has anybody ever fitted a tap WITHOUT turning off the main supply first? I know this seems stupid, but bear with me. We've got an outside tap which is leaking badly and needs replacing. But the stopcock to it is hidden behind the built in units of the back kitchen. Stupid, but nothing surprises me about the people who fitted our kitchen. To get at it I would need to remove an awful lot of fitting.
So.....I can't turn the water off except by using the stopcock out in the street, which I would rather avoid as my central heating system has had airlocks and they prove a pain to get rid of.
I stress I would never dream of changing an indoor tap without turning off the water! But I thought that outside, if the pressure isn't too great and I don't mind getting soaked then it might be a goer.
Any thoughts?
So.....I can't turn the water off except by using the stopcock out in the street, which I would rather avoid as my central heating system has had airlocks and they prove a pain to get rid of.
I stress I would never dream of changing an indoor tap without turning off the water! But I thought that outside, if the pressure isn't too great and I don't mind getting soaked then it might be a goer.
Any thoughts?