willo
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Post by willo on Mar 13, 2016 10:00:38 GMT
Hi Guys
my stop cock in the garden will not fully close,if I try to nip it anymore I'm sure I'll shear it
it's the brass tap type by the way
ive opened and closed it a few times to hopefully clear any shite that maybe jamming but all to no avail.
When closed the water goes to a slow drip at the taps but I'd really like it to isolate fully
any advice would be great guys
by the way the stop is on lead piping in the garden in a 4" X 4"inspection hole about a foot deep pumping good old Yorkshire water through it, it's only when it enters my house does it get lead locked to copper pipe
thanks Willo smiley-sad029 rain
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 10:48:51 GMT
Hi Willo.
Most of them real old stop cocks don't shut off fully and they often allow a small amount to pass through, but having said that they were really good quality stop taps and better than shite you buy now days.
Have you not got a stop cock in the house ?
Your options are either get it replaced or install one just passed that one using a couple of universal couplings and a piece of MDPE.
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willo
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Post by willo on Mar 13, 2016 11:46:12 GMT
No stopcock in the house
i could install one at the first point of access of copper pipe I could get to though if recommended
Could you recommend a good valve plummerboy please
too much choice out there and no idea of what's good or poor
cheers
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Post by tomplum on Mar 13, 2016 12:24:45 GMT
here willo,I'm sure Plumberboy will agree these are a good tap peglar[ stoptap |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 12:29:29 GMT
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 13, 2016 13:18:34 GMT
Yep, get a peglar one
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Post by crowsfoot on Mar 13, 2016 18:07:52 GMT
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 14, 2016 15:55:29 GMT
What peglar no good?
Don't agree with that. Only my opinion
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Post by tomplum on Mar 14, 2016 17:08:56 GMT
that one of tappy's would be a twat to solder, you'd never shift all the water and its a hell of a price, I'm not doulting its quality but i would't pay £17 when i can pay £5 for a good one,  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 14, 2016 18:10:07 GMT
How about putting bread in the pipe to solder if it's got water in. You tried it? Does it work?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2016 19:11:27 GMT
That would be a waste of my sandwich.  If a pipe has a constant trickle of water through it I just use a compression, sometimes soldering will take but not 100% and you'll be back picking up the pieces.  |
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Post by tomplum on Mar 14, 2016 19:18:08 GMT
that bread trick does work, we used it a lot in the old days of lead pipes when the leadloc had't been invented, trouble is when it finally breaks up it finds a balvalve to block up, smiley-violent001 hammertime
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Post by crowsfoot on Mar 14, 2016 20:31:03 GMT
After having a second look at that peglar one I realise that I've mistook it for this one www.screwfix.com/p/15mm-stop-cock/31490 which is the cheap and nasty one. Sorry about that, didn't intend to mislead anyone. Tappy, |
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Post by tomplum on Mar 14, 2016 20:34:41 GMT
no probs crowsfoot a good debate on stuff gives people a better view of things,  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2016 20:35:12 GMT
We forgive you tappy.... |
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