Where is the external stopcock?

[opps]

Hi all,

I am currently working for a family friend. She mentioned that she had received a letter a few months ago saying that she was being moved on to a meter soon. That piqued my interest. I went out to the front of the property. I could not see anything in the pavement other than a cover for the Virgin Media supply. I then went out to the back of the property. Nothing there either. I would guess that the estate was built in the 1980's. Will there be an accessible record of where it is?

 

[Wayners]

Sometimes it can be further from property than you think.

Phone water company as they will have a record of location although that's not always accurate..

Can't remember if that's on my deeds. Drains are although not correct

 

[gas112]

Phone water company when i have done that in the past they have talked me right to the outside stop taps even when covered with turf etc was quite impressed with them .
But they maybe planning on fitting the meter internally

 

[HERTS P&D]

But they maybe planning on fitting the meter internally

Don't fit a bypass.



Andy

 

[JohnD]

The men on the ground have an instrument to detect pipes and cables. Some of them mark the ground with paint.

When I worked in utilities there were programmes to record the exact position of stuff using satnav. It would take hundreds of years but techniques have probably improved. The old company maps usually show "as planned" positions, but "as dug" may be different.

Pylon routes were mapped by making a man walk the routes with a device including a satnav mapper and a satellite phone (rural routes were often out of cellphone range).

 

[gas112]

The men on the ground have an instrument to detect pipes and cables. Some of them mark the ground with paint.

When I worked in utilities there were programmes to record the exact position of stuff using satnav. It would take hundreds of years but techniques have probably improved. The old company maps usually show "as planned" positions, but "as dug" may be different.

Pylon routes were mapped by making a man walk the routes with a device including a satnav mapper and a satellite phone (rural routes were often out of cellphone range).

cat and genny will detect pipe/cable routes but they wont reveal hidden valves that will just show up as pipe
rural , yep guys would walk the line but in many instances it was done by helicopter in the case of the gas transmission pipes they would be looking for any dead vegetation or structures being built over them .