In message , newshound
writes


I'd put in another stopcock somewhere warmer
and then drain the pipes for the winter-
you dont need to water the garden in the winter
and occasional loo use can be sorted with a bucket of water.

[g]


Yes, and maybe run the new feed in plastic which is much more tolerant
(IME), then you could leave the stop tap on.

It is, and you are more likley to get away with a bit of freezing. But
still advisable to turn of the stop tap.

But what can happen instead is that a joint gets forced apart, esp if it
a compression joint (say to a tap) - BTDTGTTS in the greenhouse one year
whilst we were away.
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Chris French