Turning off water!!!

[AbiS373]

Hi,

Trying to change a combo tap in the kitchen to stop it dripping. Cold water is turned off by stopcock under sink but hot water feed I think is in the airing cupboard.

Any idea on where to start with any of the possible things to turn in these pictures. No handle on any of them that it looks like Google says they should have. I don't want to damage or turn things that could cause more problems then just a dripping tap.

 

[Stadan20]

Look at the bottom of your cylinder there will be a pipe going up into the loft there should be a red circular head valve or a lever valve , that will be the isolation point for hot water , providing one has been fitted

 

[terryplumb]

you stop the cold water going into the hot water cylinder ,from the cold water storage tank ( usually in the loft). follow the pipe ,which is low down on the right side of the cylinder ( not showing on pics). it MAY have an isolation valve on that pipe ,but higher up. if not ,it may be on the loft tank ,near the outlet low down. you could just leave your main stopcock off ,and drain the loft tank bY turning all hot taps on. this will waste all your hot water though.

 

[AbiS373]

Thanks for the input.

This is the only thing I found that looks like it has some thing to turn, but it doesn't turn and appears to have ridges even stopping it.

To fix my tap and in the interest of time draining water might be the solutions today but in the long term I think I need to find an alternative solution. Turning off the hot water shouldn't be this complicated!!!

 

[Stadan20]

It should turn , try turning it towards you , bare in mind if you drain the tank in the loft you may create and air lock

 

[AbiS373]

Thanks, but def not wanting to turn. Two of us have tried it, both ways and with tools! any tip on making it turn? Those ridges definitely a sticking point!

should this hole on the front have some thing in it?

 

[Stadan20]

Turn it toward u with a pair of grips

 

[JohnD]

if you look sideways, the red "T" has a sort of cut-out meaning it will only move a quarter of a turn against a stop. Have a look with a mirror and torch. No sense in trying to turn it against the stop.

perhaps you can see what I mean here...

http://www.screwfix.com/p/pegler-tee-ball-valve-red-15mm/29086

http://www.screwfix.com/p/pegler-ball-valve-red-15mm/21289

 

[Stadan20]

if you look sideways, the red "T" has a sort of cut-out meaning it will only move a quarter of a turn against a stop. Have a look with a mirror and torch. No sense in trying to turn it against the stop.

perhaps you can see what I mean here...

http://www.screwfix.com/p/pegler-tee-ball-valve-red-15mm/29086

http://www.screwfix.com/p/pegler-ball-valve-red-15mm/21289

I thought I could see the stop in the pics mate , unless I’m being blind lol