Main Stopcock - Info

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The main stopcock to my house is located in the pavement outside my house under a cover (I do have a separate stopcock under my sink).

I live in a terrace house and have a water meter. I discovered a while ago that the stopcock which shuts off the water supply to my house (ie the one under the cover in pavement) is linked to the water supply of the next terrace.

For total clarity, by 'linked' I mean that if the stopcock in the pavement is turned off then the water supply to both houses is shut off.

I wanted to separate this closing mechanism so that each terrace will be independent of each other.

I have a water meter and the adjacent terrace does not.

I did speak to CS of my water utility and the person I spoke to said that a shared stopcock was not unusual and that having 2 stopcocks (one for each house) could be done.

Has anybody on these forums gone through such a process. I am trying to get an idea of time required, cost plus any potential for aggro or issues that could arise.

I was also wondering if there were any pitfalls to be aware in such cases. Or is such a process relative hassle free?

I will be contacting the water utility again but would appreciate any info or insight to this process prior to calling them again.

Many thanks

muckybutt

Place we live in at the moment has a shared supply fed as in your case by one stop tap in the pavement.

Your supplier will put you one it for a small fortune ! and it will more likely than not be a water meter they fit too.

Time wise for them fitting is dependant on their work load so anything from a few days / weeks to maybe a few months.

You will also have to get a plumber to connect the new supply upto your house.