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Well we contacted them, and just like you said, we have managed to get them to replace it. They will remove it from the driveway where it is now, and put a new one in the pavement outside. For free. Thanks for the suggestion, at least I will be able to turn the water off to the house now...

Well, I bought a replacement valve today and thought I'd have a go at this. But I've failed unfortunately. I can't even get the old one off, can't believe how tight it is and the copper pipe is moving and bending so much it's worrying me. I did manage to turn the nut a little bit, but the rest...

As I mentioned before, there are two... both in the kitchen, which shut off various assorted taps, but not everything. I think that different plumbing jobs have been done at different times, and the easiest quickest route was often taken, and done as they saw fit. Meaning I have no common stop tap.

Great replies, thank you, I appreciate it. I think the valve is leaking around the blue lever somewhere. In fact, when I took the old dish washer out and turned that handle off, water was still trickling out of the now open end. I had to tweak the handle back a little bit to minimise it, but it...

Hi, I have been trying to install a dishwasher, to replace a faulty one. So, it should be just one out, one in. However, on the end of the cold water copper pipe, there is an isolation valve (I think it's called), with one of those little blue levers on it, which you turn to stop the water. When...

Great, thank you for the clarification.

Right, I've had chance to look at this, and pleased to say, fixed it, up to now thankfully. It did actually come off without removing the cistern, just gave it a little turn as seco services said. And, at the bottom was the large white washer (flapper?) again, as seco services said, thank you...

Thank you. Would I still be able to get to this, whilst it's in position?

Thank you, I will try that later. Although, the B & Q one does look a little different to the one you have pictured, and it seemed to be all one piece all the way down, but I could well be mistaken.

I don't think that it's the cable though I can't rule it out. Am I able to take the contraption apart at all, whilst it's still in position in the cistern?

Thanks for all the help so far. It is the standard B & Q toilet to go. Anyone had any experience in changing the syphon on these, I could do with avoiding taking the cistern off if I can. It looks like this, please ignore the red cicle -

Thanks for your replies. I think it's the flushing mechanism/syphon/flapper which is faulty, and is not closing properly after a flush. How do I get to the rubber seal at the bottom, it seems to be a closed unit? Also, if I need to replace this whole unit (as I suspect), can I do this without...

I have a standard B & Q toilet, a toilet to go I think they call them. Push button on the top. The water has just started to constantly trickle into the basin, although it is not overflowing in the cistern. Occasionally more water will briefly enter the cistern to replace what is being lost. I...

Strangely, I do have something like that in the loft!

I used an old cup taped to a long wooden cane, then, as the water level became shallow, an egg cup taped to a cane!

[/url] No, the T handle is metal, possibly iron? That's why I thought to cut it, then weld it with an overlap, i.e. shorter. I am not aware of a stop cock in the pavement, just the one in my driveway. I have no water meter, no.

I think you might be misunderstanding a little. It is only the long T handle which I am cutting down. Once the cover/lid has been lowered a few inches (so it doesn't stick up above the driveway, the T handle (is it called a Toby?) needs to be lower also. The previous owner raised the cover (set...

See my first post, the handle sticks up, higher than the driveway.

Thanks for the reply. I've delved futher into it, and like you say, it has a tap at the bottom with a long T handle attached. This handle slides on, it doesn't pull off, it slides. I need to shorten this, so I think I shall cut it, then weld it back together, shorter. Hopefully then I can lower...

I have a couple of issues with my outside stop tap. It is on my driveway and in the way of where the car needs to go. It is quite high, so needs lowering to ground height. The top of it is about 4 inches from the ground. The house was built in the 50's, it is a cast iron hinged lid type, approx...