"Elder" wrote in message
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In article o.uk,
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On Sun, 16 May 2010 10:13:47 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Can't see any other way to turn off the water except possible the
whole
house supply and unfortunatly the house indoor stop tap is now
behind
the washing machine.
I'd make the indoor stop tap easier to access - one day you'll be glad
you did.
Agreed but what about the street stop tap? With an inaccesable indoor
stop tap I'd make sure the street one was functional and accessable,
might need to buy a key. If you find that it is non-functional it's
the water boards responsibilty to fix, I wouldn't go forcing and
breaking it though.
I could do with finding where that is, because I have no idea.
It maybe close to or on my property though as the house hold the land
tenancies for the a lot of the other properties on the row.
I just hope it isn't actually within the property boundary because both
the front and back yards are shale covered and could be tricky to find
it.
--
Carl Robson
Ask the water board to put you on a meter. They will then find the stopcock
in the road, and replace it with a nice new one that is easy to turn. And
you might save some money too.
Invariably, if you find the valve yourself it will be at the bottom of a
hole that the ants have filled right to the top with the sand the nearby
pavement was laid on (and after you've cleared it out, they can fill it back
up gain pretty quickly too!)
The 'proper' t-bar tool is pretty cheap and indispensable when your indoor
stopcock snaps off after years of abuse. (One thing: do leave the bar
exactly where you know it is, and not in a garage to which you can't find
the key in a hurry, in the dark when your bathroom and kitchen are rapidly
filling up!) You can also make a tap turner from a piece of pipe with a
slot cut out of the end - and a shorter one for reaching that tap behind the
washing machine. Tip: when replacing such taps, make sure you point them in
a direction you can access in a straight line!)
S