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Sounds like I've opened a can of worms simply looking for my stop tap!! Ah well. THe wierd thing with this tap is there insn't any form of handle or anything... not great in the case of an emergency... I've found a small grate out the front, just on the other side of the front wall, but...

right thanks all. Another stupid question then - is closing it (in theory) a simple case of turning the nut clockwise? @landyandy: When you mean another one outside, do you mean the one underground or somthing else? Cheers!

Hi all, we've not been in our house too long and I'm looking for our stop valve / stop-cock. It's not under the sink and it's not under the stairs, where the boiler and meters etc are. It's a 1930s semi and has some old looking pipes and fittings etc. There's a strange looking covering...