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Turning off water to the house

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  • 26-11-2007 11:47am
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    oxygen_old
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    Hey, I have a leaky water shut off valve I need to replace in the house. But there is still pressure coming from the water in the pipe. How can I turn off the water in the house?

    The valve is something like this, only not attached to a mans face :D
    http://www.valvesoftware.com/img/valve_head2.gif


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    GreeBo
    Registered Users Posts: 27,164 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    Where is it leaking from?
    Is it where the pipe enters the valve (either end) or is it leaking around the actual red tap?
    In either case you should be able to tighten the relevant nut and seal it up a bit. (I just had to tighten the nut around the tap in my hotpress yesterday :) )

    If this doesnt fix it then isolating it totally depends on what pipe the tap is on?
    Is it mains or somewhere else?


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    oxygen_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 897 ✭✭✭oxygen_old


    GreeBo wrote: »
    Where is it leaking from?
    Is it where the pipe enters the valve (either end) or is it leaking around the actual red tap?
    In either case you should be able to tighten the relevant nut and seal it up a bit. (I just had to tighten the nut around the tap in my hotpress yesterday :) )

    If this doesnt fix it then isolating it totally depends on what pipe the tap is on?
    Is it mains or somewhere else?

    Its actually leaking from the red tap. I was thinking of tightening the nuts, but the leak comes out from the bar attaching the tap to the pipe, so I dont think I can tighten that can I? I tought it was a pipe for the hot water to run upstairs, so I tied up the stop cock in the attic, and drained the tank so there was not water in the hot taps, it still had pressurised water come out of it when I tried to change it however.


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    crosstownk
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    Can you not turn the mains water supply off from the stop valve out on the street? You'll probably need the correct tool which you can probably get from most decent hardware stores/plumbing suppliers.
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    cormac_byrne
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    oxygen wrote: »
    Its actually leaking from the red tap. I was thinking of tightening the nuts, but the leak comes out from the bar attaching the tap to the pipe, so I dont think I can tighten that can I? I tought it was a pipe for the hot water to run upstairs, so I tied up the stop cock in the attic, and drained the tank so there was not water in the hot taps, it still had pressurised water come out of it when I tried to change it however.

    Yes there should be a smaller nut there, just tighten enough to stop the drip. The more you tighten it, the harder the tap will be to turn, tighten it too much you won't be able to turn the tap on/off.


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    oxygen_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 897 ✭✭✭oxygen_old


    Chrs guys, Ill try cormacs suggestion first, if that doesnt work Ill have to try crosstownk's suggestion, which sounds a bit trickier


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    GreeBo
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    yep as cormac says, there is a nut there.
    If it was on tight to begin with it can stick and then someone using the valve can loosen it.


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    oxygen_old
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    Thx a mill for that Cormac, that nut closed off the leak completly, talk about finding the easy way out!


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    GreeBo
    Registered Users Posts: 27,164 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    oxygen wrote:
    Thx a mill for that Cormac, that nut closed off the leak completly, talk about finding the easy way out!
    GreeBo wrote: »
    Where is it leaking from?
    Is it where the pipe enters the valve (either end) or is it leaking around the actual red tap?
    In either case you should be able to tighten the relevant nut and seal it up a bit. (I just had to tighten the nut around the tap in my hotpress yesterday :) )

    Ohh harsh. :eek:
    Glad its fixed.


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