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Water Shut Off Valve

  • 16-06-2011 9:16am
    #1
    mick087
    Registered Users Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭


    I had a small leak in the house so just tightend up the bolt and was sorted.
    But this made me think that i didnt know were the water shut off valve was.

    I have found 3 on is under the stairs and seems to turn off the water for the kitchen sink and the washing machine.

    There are 2 more one in the bathroom and the other is in the hot press near the copper boiler cylinder. Now the trouble is these 2 shut off valves are broke. The round tap handle on them is gone and ive tried grips but just carnt turn the damm thing. Anyone any idea what they could be for. Im going to get 2 shut off valves and replace them myself. But how the hell will i be able to stop the water coming down from the water tank in the attic why i do this ? Is there a way im missing?


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  • #2
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    I am guessing the one near your copper cylinder is the flow adjustment for the heating. The plumber prob removed this to stop you unbalancing the heating by mistake.

    Pictures might help/


  • #3
    mick087
    Registered Users Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭mick087


    No there are 2 that are for the copper cylinder.
    This one is a stand alone tap thats brass but the round tap thing as gone and i put one on top but it wont move. Also have tried grips no good. I followed the pipe up to the attic goes into the water tank so does the other broken tap in the bathroom.
    I put some photos up tonight.


  • #4
    sullzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭sullzz


    I'd say the one in the bathroom does the cold water in the bathroom the one in the hotpress is the cold feed to the cylinder which turned off all your hot water , if you want to replace these valves you would need to drain the cold water storage tank in the attic , if you close the valve under the stairs it would stop the tank filling as this sounds like the mains stopcock , a lot of old houses have the valves in these locations .


  • #5
    mick087
    Registered Users Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭mick087


    Carnt find the camera so carnt put up any photos.
    But sullzz is right the one in the hotpress is indeed for the cold water going into the cylinder goes in to the bottom ot the cylindr.
    And the tap in bathroom is indeed for the water for the bathroom cold water.
    the tap for the cylinder is also broke so have to replace both.
    So it just a case turn off water under the stairs and drain the water tank then i should be able to change the taps with no water coming out.


  • #6
    mull13
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭mull13


    Hi guys my water valve for turning off the water in the house is leaking is about 40 yrs old was going to replace it but I can't turn off the mains out side of the house is there any way to do this or any way of sorting out the leak in the valve


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