Water Main Stop Tap Replacement

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Water main stop tap replacement.

You can turn it on and off but you can t connect a hose to the meter tap and you can t use it to fill a bucket. A stopcock sometimes called a stop tap controls the entire supply of mains fed water into your home. I would prefer to fit a direct 25mm to 15m stop tap poly stop tap with a drain cock above it into the existing 15mm copper tube. We ll replace your pipe with a pipe of the same diameter minimum 25mm.

I have not had to replace any fittings on mdpe pipe before although i have done extensive work with copper fittings. If you also have a regular tap near your meter you can use it to access water. The tap is always on allowing water to enter as and when you need it. The mains water stop tap outside the boundaries is sometimes share amongst other homes depending on the age of the house where newer properties have the own stop valve.

Not reccomended using a full bore valve as your main incoming valve a stop tap should have a loose jumper washer with the internal seating in the tap body being machined with the water flow up over this in a good stop stops backflow hence the direction arrow on tap body. A gravity or low pressure system when there is a tank in the loft that supplies the toilets and basins will have the mains stop tap that supplies water to the kitchen sink plus a stop tap coming out of the tank for the hot water flow and for the cold water flow too. Cold water tank drain cock draining down fit move radiators gate valve header expansion tank hot water cylinder immersion heater loft ball cock outside tap pcb radiator bleeding radiator flushing radiator removal re pressurise boiler trv thermocouple three way valve water main stopcock. Get a quote for a new water connection now.

Be sure not to over tighten when closing as this can cause blockages or the inability to reopen the stop tap. The meter tap controls the water supply to your property although it s not a regular tap. Always be aware that the stop tap should never be mixed up with the gate valve or the isolation valve as these valve are completely for different uses. The water main pipe in is black 25mm mdpe into a concoction of fittings to a 22m stop tap.

Operating your external stop tap should be simple for you to do standard water fittings are all clockwise closing and anti clockwise opening. Our lead replacement scheme if you ve decided to replace lead pipes within your property boundary we ll arrange for a free replacement of any lead piping that belongs to us free of charge. You ll find your meter tap next to your water meter. Usually there are two stopcocks for your home.