GUEPE Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 hi i have noticed a fairly large leak coming from the joint on the stop valve in the utility room . the leak appears to be from a crack in the valve body .i think someone has overtightened the joint?i am a fairly good diy plumber but i,m wondering if this is for a professional .the valve in question has a red lever the main plastic pipe coming into the house from the meter the outlet side has a pressure regulator and then to the hot water tank etc.is this something i can do ?or is it a case of j,besoin de plombier? i think i can get the valve from a brico .any advice would be great thanks john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I'd get a plumber. That way if it all goes pear-shaped it's on his insurance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Is there an outlet isolating valve immediately after the meter? If so, close it and fix the faulty valve, its not rocket science especially as you are a competent DIY plumber. Of course if there is no isolating valve after the meter ..............?????????????[:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEPE Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 salut steve .no isolating valve .i will just go and hire some flippers ,snorkel ,etc and being a motor technician the biggest wrench and of course a metric lump hammer! cheers cordialament john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Plumb Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 HiYou should find an isolator B4 the water meter to isolate the supply, not a normal looking thing, much more like a straight short lever normally quarter turn to shut off, if not you could try freezing the pipe. [:)] Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 My "shut-off" on the water board side of the meter is a standard brass tap. It takes several turns to close it (normal sort of turns for a tap).However, it is blindingly obvious what it is as it's about 3 inches away from the meter (pipe from outside world to tap to meter and on to house). I guess the type of tap the water board install depends on region/what they have available at the time/some other logic).Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 As a minimum, the water supplier simply must have some method of isolating their supply in order to service/replace their meter.Having recently had a new supply fitted - at the syndicat's expense: it was their pipe that was leaking! - Phew! - there is an isolating cockle immediately after the meter and a turn off cockle immediately outside the house in the road with a typical small, square cast iron cover.Once you have turned off the supply, thereafter it is merely a matter of changing the faulty valve.Edit: How silly; the filter prevented the use of the word C**K. I have thus substituted the word "Cockle".Probably I will now discover that this is an obscene insult in French! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEPE Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 HIGH DAVE.yes now that i have dug away some topsoil have found the blue lever that isolates the supply to the offending leaky stop valve.no problem now!cordialament john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 was going to say surely theres a stop cock in the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 [quote user="BIG MAC"]was going to say surely theres a stop cock in the street[/quote]cock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Anglia Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 "Isolating cockle" LOL!!And here was me thinking that was a French specialist term[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEPE Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 more ,more,i love it!you won,t get away with much more ha,ha.cordialament john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 One day on fora, we'll have contextual filters which might prevent this problem.Since posting the "Cockle" my mind has been marginally exercised by other thoughts............For example, it is common to refer to a large course cut file as, well a Ba****d file. Bound to be a problem! [6]And then, of course, we have a male chicken.................shall we call it, say a Cocklerell?And next has to come a Weather Cocklerell.If a newby poultrey keeper wants to know how to decide whether a chicken is male or female, I suppose they would have to write, " Can anyone tell me how to tell if a chicken is of the male or female gender?"Rather than, "How does one S** a chicken?"Disgusting!And finally - you'll be delighted to know! - for the novelty gift searcher, "Where in France can I buy a set of Newton's object in a frame for the desk, with large chrome plated steel spherical things hanging on bits of string, which demonstrate Newton's First law of Motion?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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