Recent content by ChrisL1966

£650.

No, I have one.

Thanks all for the advice above. It put me off trying myself so I just had this done by a plumber - very glad that I didn't try myself else pretty sure I would have put too much pressure on the lead pipe. They cut out the stopcock head in several pieces with an angle grinder and sealed off...

They will provide a non-lead connection to my boundary, I'd need to provide new pipe on my side which would be a big/expensive job.

Thanks Andy, unfortunately I don't have the £700 that a plumber wanted to swap it out - one plumber wouldn't touch it and another wanted £££ to replace all the lead pipe. What problems am I likely to run into by doing this myself? .

That would cause a problem, these chimneys were designed to draw air from fireplace. A small vent near bottom will fix for about £3.

Hi, I have a c100 year old mains stopcock on lead pipe leaking from the gland nut area. Image shows hellish position. Note the glad nut end isn't hex but round/gnarled. I have tried to get some mole grips around the nut but given the proximit to body and lack of space to work that just isn't...