That can easily be arrangedJohnD said:Your neighbours will probably be uninterested in chipping in though, unless the water stops working.
That can easily be arrangedJohnD said:Your neighbours will probably be uninterested in chipping in though, unless the water stops working.
fitz1 said:i would suggest , if ur staying in the property for many years,get a new main. if not, get a local plumber to freeze pipe and fit new stop tap or repair old.
A bit late for that - Water Boards were abolished 16 years ago and replaced by private companies.I thought I would have to get the Water Board
chrishutt said:As for fitting a new stop valve on an incoming main, that should be a straightforward job for an experienced plumber. The pipe will need to be frozen first.
fitz1 said:can u post photo
===============================================croydoncorgi said:Never seen a stop-tap like this one! I can't even begin to understand what it looks like internally and how it might work (unless of course we're all experiencing a wind-up and the photo is a fake). Given that it's been leaking since February (!!) maybe it's time to get a real plumber round to replace it. By appearances, even if repacking glands and other messing with it stops it leaking for now, it will remain a potential liability every time you need to turn off the water. With no boundary box, it's presumably your only emergency-off. Your risk.
Nige F said:Never seen one either And I`ve seen some wierd+wonderful old stuff It needs to come out for sure The last one I saw that was similar had a thread on the valve body that was nothing like the BS 1010 that means a "modern" valve head could NOT go on instead...the strange Left tap could be a drain cock tapping originally ....with "whatever" screwed into it to block it sometime later .............than 1868 when it was fitted
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