Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Bernard Peek wrote :
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Clare writes
Hi there, I have a bit of a mystery...

we've just tried to turn off our water from the stop cock near our
property boundary. Lifted the lid, the hole was full of mud (as you
would expect) but we excavated, found the tap, turned it clockwise
until it reached the end... and absolutely NO effect on water pressure
in our house (or next door who share our mains from the street). We
even tried turning fully the other way, and still no effect.

If there are any other houses around, turn off the tap and wait to see
who complains. On one site I know of a stopcock in front of the house
leads to a pipe that runs under the house, down the garden and into a
house on the other side of the block. The two buildings were once part
of the same builder's business.

Turn taps on inside the house, find a bit of steel rod to place on top
of stop tap and you should be able to hear the sound of your water
flowing through it. No sound probably means it is not your stop tap.


I wouldn't speculate. Just ring the water company and tell them you
can't turn your water off. That's your