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[willyboy]

At the moment I'm fitting new appliances/sink/hob etc in our kitchen,
WELL as you know in order to fit sinks you need to turn off water at mains (there is no shut off taps undersink !
So our mains tap is outside down bottom of drive just outside our gates, well last year the council tarmaced the pavements, yup you guessed it they tarmaced over our mains tap so dunno exactly where it is & cant turn water off, not even if it were an emergency must admit never noticed it was missing till now, but not something you think about every day is it ?

Well done the council (NOT)

[zirk]

Report it to your Local Fire Brigade, their soon get it sorted.

[HerefordElite]

un-rather-believable

[Debs.]

At the moment I'm fitting new appliances/sink/hob etc in our kitchen,
WELL as you know in order to fit sinks you need to turn off water at mains (there is no shut off taps undersink !
So our mains tap is outside down bottom of drive just outside our gates, well last year the council tarmaced the pavements, yup you guessed it they tarmaced over our mains tap so dunno exactly where it is & cant turn water off, not even if it were an emergency must admit never noticed it was missing till now, but not something you think about every day is it ?

Well done the council (NOT)

On the premise that the tarmac will have been cheaply (thinly) applied; I`d get down on my knees and tap the surface of the footway with a hammer and listen for the (somewhat) more hollow sound of the area above the lidded stop-tap chamber.
`Though the neigbours may think you`ve gone insane!

[Martin_1962]

Get a coat hanger and dowse for it

[willyboy]

On the premise that the tarmac will have been cheaply (thinly) applied; I`d get down on my knees and tap the surface of the footway with a hammer and listen for the (somewhat) more hollow sound of the area above the lidded stop-tap chamber.
`Though the neigbours may think you`ve gone insane!

Like your thinking Debs your probably right!    ....well latest is decided to ring waterboard they gave good vibes will ring me back & hopefully get some one out to open it up no probs  TODAY !! Still waiting for council to ring back grrrrrrr
Ps the wife suggested the dowsing rod idea too !!

Oh well if they dont get here today may shoot off to Keswick just for the day I understand its fine about 10am till 10.15am

[Vamps]

I woud suggest you fitted a new stop cock in the house, once you have the water off, be better in a potential emergency.

[willyboy]

I woud suggest you fitted a new stop cock in the house, once you have the water off, be better in a potential emergency.

Deffo in fact also plan on fitting those small on/off taps all over place bought a 10 pack LOL !

[haj]

You could try hiring a pipe freeze kit.
Freeze the water in the pipe,cut pipe,fix ballofix valve and bobs your uncle,you can carry on with any piping you have to do.

[willyboy]

You could try hiring a pipe freeze kit.
Freeze the water in the pipe,cut pipe,fix ballofix valve and bobs your uncle,you can carry on with any piping you have to do.

Aye thought about that idea then thought why should I have to P*** around with it, its the councils fault, they havnt got back to me either there a joke to be honest..suggested I dig it up oh yer then damage electrics or worse underground think they have a cheek.

[Mr Skrunts]

I thought you should have 2 stop cocks, one outside but within your house perimeter (within the garden boundry, and with a flip up metal cover), and then normaly as the cold water enters the house, in most cases under the sink

[psychnurse]

I thought that wa the case too skruntie. Not sure if its law or what?? Most seem to follow that design.

[Mr Skrunts]

I thought that wa the case too skruntie. Not sure if its law or what?? Most seem to follow that design.

The law and the council are 2 completely seperate things matey.

Neither of them know what common sence is.

It's obvious in the middle of the night should a pipe burst that there needs to be one in the house.  Should there be any other issues there should be one out side.

[psychnurse]

I thought that wa the case too skruntie. Not sure if its law or what?? Most seem to follow that design.

The law and the council are 2 completely seperate things matey.

Neither of them know what common sence is.

It's obvious in the middle of the night should a pipe burst that there needs to be one in the house.  Should there be any other issues there should be one out side.

Agreed  

[haj]

I thought that wa the case too skruntie. Not sure if its law or what?? Most seem to follow that design.

The law and the council are 2 completely seperate things matey.

Neither of them know what common sence is.

It's obvious in the middle of the night should a pipe burst that there needs to be one in the house.  Should there be any other issues there should be one out side.

Think it is more of a building regulation that an internal stop cock is fitted to mains incoming water.

The more i think about this,the more inclined i am to think the main comes in via a ground floor toilet,if there is one,or maybe an understairs cupboard.

Perhaps pipework and stopcock have been boxed in by a previous owner,if one.
Also wondered how a sparks would bond to the domestic side of the stopcock,if there is not one