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How to turn off water supply

  • 17-03-2018 4:31pm
    #1
    anneperkins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭


    I have to replace a washer in one of my kitchen taps and need to cut off the water supply before I try to do this. In the pictures, is it the handle at the top of the pipes or the red ones nearer the tank? TIA


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  • #2
    anneperkins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭anneperkins


    anneperkins wrote: »
    I have to replace a washer in one of my kitchen taps and need to cut off the water supply before I try to do this. In the pictures, is it the handle at the top of the pipes or the red ones nearer the tank? TIA

    Photos attached


  • #3
    Danny Donut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭Danny Donut


    Anne do you have flexible pipes to the tap under the sink?

    If so they have a stop on them.


  • #4
    Danny Donut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭Danny Donut


    Like this one

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plumb-Pak-Compression-Flexible-Connector-Isolator/dp/B0039823YQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1521304549&sr=1-3&keywords=tap+connectors


  • #5
    Ajsoprano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 698 ✭✭✭Ajsoprano


    What sink? What tap?


  • #6
    anneperkins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭anneperkins


    Danny Donut wrote: »
    Anne do you have flexible pipes to the tap under the sink?

    If so they have a stop on them.

    No there are just white plastic pipes under the sink


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  • #7
    Danny Donut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭Danny Donut


    OK so, is it the hot or cold?


  • #8
    anneperkins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭anneperkins


    Danny Donut wrote: »
    OK so, is it the hot or cold?

    Cold tap


  • #9
    Ajsoprano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 698 ✭✭✭Ajsoprano


    anneperkins wrote: »
    Cold tap

    Stop cock. Could be under sink or in the hot press if you are in an apartment. Could also be under your stairs. It’s usually brass colour with a straight head rather than a red circle head.

    Just check there is no water coming out of the kitchen tap when it is open. You will then know it’s safe to work on.


  • #10
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    If you have a water meter you can turn it off there too.


  • #11
    Danny Donut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭Danny Donut


    anneperkins wrote: »
    Cold tap

    OK, because the pix were of your hot water tank.

    The cold should be mains fed. So whenever the water goes off that tap goes off straight away - is that right?

    If that's the case, and you don't have another stopcock, then you need to off the mains at the meter.


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  • #12
    Ajsoprano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 698 ✭✭✭Ajsoprano


    https://media.screwfix.com/is/image//ae235?src=ae235/31490_P&$prodImageMedium$

    Usually looks like this


  • #13
    anneperkins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭anneperkins


    Danny Donut wrote: »
    OK, because the pix were of your hot water tank.

    The cold should be mains fed. So whenever the water goes off that tap goes off straight away - is that right?

    If that's the case, and you don't have another stopcock, then you need to off the mains at the meter.
    Thank you!


  • #14
    anneperkins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭anneperkins


    Danny Donut wrote: »
    OK, because the pix were of your hot water tank.

    The cold should be mains fed. So whenever the water goes off that tap goes off straight away - is that right?

    If that's the case, and you don't have another stopcock, then you need to off the mains at the meter.
    Thank you!


  • #15
    Danny Donut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭Danny Donut


    anneperkins wrote: »
    Thank you!

    Good Luck ;)


  • #16
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Take a look at the very top of your water tank.
    There should be two pipes connected to the top, usually a white plastic pipe and a thinner copper pipe.
    Follow the copper pipe back and you may find the stop cock along there somewhere.


  • #17
    Cerco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭Cerco


    How about turning it off at the meter, is a special tool required or do the old water keys work?


  • #18
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Cerco wrote: »
    How about turning it off at the meter, is a special tool required or do the old water keys work?

    If its an apartment, which is where you are most likely to find that type of water tank, most likely there is no water meter as Irish Water had no plans to install water meters in apartment complexes.
    In an apartment there has to be a stop cock as other means of shutting off the water are usually in a locked service cabinets.


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