how to shut off water

[neilski]

i wish to extend my feed into downstairs cistern i closed stop cock underneath kitchen sink went to take off isolating vavle on feed to cistern and water just keeps flowing i ask what am i doing wrong do need to turn off outside stop cock or is there somewhere else in the house i can get rid of the excess water?

 

[corgigazza]

your down stairs cistern may be feed from your cold water stoage tank in your loft in the airing cupbaord there should be 2 * 22mm gate valves to isolate the supply one for hot one for cold.

 

[brumylad]

Most old stop cocks don't work 100%, if the kitchen sink still runs after a few mins (to drain the upstairs pipes) then the stop cock is duff.

Of course the nuisance water from your cistern feed might just be water from the upstairs pipework.

 

[neilski]

thanks for your replies guys in the back of my mind i thought i might have to shut off gate valves to cistern hoping that you guys would say otherwise(after draining down to put a new shower in,it took forever)
the gate valves didn't close down completley and regarding stop cock my house is six years old i turned it on and off a couple of times a year so that it doesn't sieze but now it weeps!
thanks again guys!

 

[kevplumb]

tighten the nut under the handle