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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 19:40:04 GMT
This was a job I did at an old cottage, the job was to replace an internal stop cock but first I had to find the external one and plumbing is like playing detective sometimes  any way I found it and tidied that up as well. This job was done about 2/3 yrs ago, I'm sorting through old work pictures. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 19:45:45 GMT
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Post by woodbine66 on Oct 25, 2018 20:33:21 GMT
Certtainly tidied it up, but more importantly made it easy to find. No point in ripping tap and supply pipe out if it's all ok. Everything else is probably getting on a bit anyway in a place like that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 21:03:29 GMT
Certtainly tidied it up, but more importantly made it easy to find. No point in ripping tap and supply pipe out if it's all ok. Everything else is probably getting on a bit anyway in a place like that. Very true woody.  |
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Post by tomplum on Oct 26, 2018 8:27:00 GMT
that looks brill PB and its easy to see, no hunting in the dark with a torch and spade to get the water off,, |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Oct 26, 2018 8:59:09 GMT
Did you build a brick/concrete frame to house the cover on?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 15:07:29 GMT
Did you build a brick/concrete frame to house the cover on? No need for that rocky the Hepworth lid and frame sit on a riser, the risers come in sections and you build up the height you need. The bottom of the riser I filled with a dry mix of concrete about 100mm deep. |
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Post by endfeed on Oct 26, 2018 15:57:09 GMT
How did you sniff that stop tap out? Did it work? Nice work,sir👍👍👍👍
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 16:18:12 GMT
How did you sniff that stop tap out? Did it work? Nice work,sir👍👍👍👍 There was a small piece of broken slab there endfeed. Just call me Detective.  once I got it moving it shut off fine. |
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Post by wetfinger on Oct 26, 2018 18:00:36 GMT
I once on an evening job had my key in the pavement and was turning the water back on and thought this is winding a good few turns open and then hear gushing water so I threw myself to the floor and realised I was backing off the valve body which must have been loose, I reckon one more turn and she would have blown. I only went to fix the bastard bath taps.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 18:07:53 GMT
I once on an evening job had my key in the pavement and was turning the water back on and thought this is winding a good few turns open and then hear gushing water so I threw myself to the floor and realised I was backing off the valve body which must have been loose, I reckon one more turn and she would have blown. I only went to fix the bastard bath taps. That would have been a disastrous moment wetfinger.  |
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Post by wetfinger on Oct 26, 2018 18:12:34 GMT
I would have been this guy then while passers by filmed me..
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 18:24:38 GMT
When the smiley-whacky086 fan shit it happens quickly, I've had an internal stopcock blow off on  I cut above it to install a bypass set for a water softener and then the fucker blow off.  I've also had a few isolation valves go on me. |
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Post by endfeed on Oct 26, 2018 18:29:00 GMT
I once on an evening job had my key in the pavement and was turning the water back on and thought this is winding a good few turns open and then hear gushing water so I threw myself to the floor and realised I was backing off the valve body which must have been loose, I reckon one more turn and she would have blown. I only went to fix the bastard bath taps. This has happend to me,but I kept turning! I was on a hill so it made a lovley stream down the road!  All the neighbours came out! I rang seven trent up, and made a cool sharp exit. c4r smile . |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 18:31:52 GMT
I once on an evening job had my key in the pavement and was turning the water back on and thought this is winding a good few turns open and then hear gushing water so I threw myself to the floor and realised I was backing off the valve body which must have been loose, I reckon one more turn and she would have blown. I only went to fix the bastard bath taps. This has happend to me,but I kept turning! I was on a hill so it made a lovley stream down the road! All the neighbours came out! I rang seven trent up, and made a cool sharp exit.  . Any one seen Mr Endfeed  |
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any way I found it and tidied that up as well. This job was done about 2/3 yrs ago, I'm sorting through old work pictures.
once I got it moving it shut off fine.
I cut above it to install a bypass set for a water softener and then the fucker blow off. 
I've also had a few isolation valves go on me.
All the neighbours came out! I rang seven trent up, and made a cool sharp exit. c4r smile .
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