Water isolation valve on each floor?

tallac

gamston said:

I've fitted Full bore isolators in various locations around my house (2 bathrooms, kitchen, utility) just so if i have any probelms I can stop the water to just that room/area while repairing it ( as a Lad I was told make sure you can maintain it at a later date)

What are full bore isolators?

Homer_home said:

gamston said:

I've fitted Full bore isolators in various locations around my house (2 bathrooms, kitchen, utility) just so if i have any probelms I can stop the water to just that room/area while repairing it ( as a Lad I was told make sure you can maintain it at a later date)

Or just fit isolators to the various appliances/taps in your home . That way when one develops a leak/requires maintenance you only turn off the water to that appliance/tap not the entire floor/room lessening the inconvience impact on others 

The isolator valves for each floor would be in addition to isolator valves at each water appliance. If there was a leak (however unlikely) somewhere before an appliance, then you could possibly isolate the leak by the floor valves rather than the mains.

grumbler

tallac said:

What are full bore isolators?

Diameter of the bore in the ball is the same as the inner diameter of the pipe. Hence, almost no extra resistance to the flow in the open state.

daivid

I realise this is a resurected thread and the OP has already added the valves. However adding extra valves surely increases the risk of leaks, with two extra joints and the valve itself per valve added. Whilst good quality valves are unlikely to cause problems they are surely more likely to leak than good quality pipe. One would be much better off learning how to do basic plumbing fixes and keeping a few shut off valves and/or stop ends (and tools) somewhere safe. That said I suppose if someone lives in a home at greater risk of pipe failure and is for some reason incapable of repairing pipework it could make sense. ***Edit: by extra valves I mean between floors rather than isolation valves for each fitting which are completly logical IMO.***

Homer_home

tallac said:

gamston said:

I've fitted Full bore isolators in various locations around my house (2 bathrooms, kitchen, utility) just so if i have any probelms I can stop the water to just that room/area while repairing it ( as a Lad I was told make sure you can maintain it at a later date)

What are full bore isolators?

Homer_home said:

gamston said:

I've fitted Full bore isolators in various locations around my house (2 bathrooms, kitchen, utility) just so if i have any probelms I can stop the water to just that room/area while repairing it ( as a Lad I was told make sure you can maintain it at a later date)

Or just fit isolators to the various appliances/taps in your home . That way when one develops a leak/requires maintenance you only turn off the water to that appliance/tap not the entire floor/room lessening the inconvience impact on others 

The isolator valves for each floor would be in addition to isolator valves at each water appliance. If there was a leak (however unlikely) somewhere before an appliance, then you could possibly isolate the leak by the floor valves rather than the mains.

Its a pointless addition , you would have to find a place to put these isolators which might mean strange routing of pipes and placing additional restrictions by introducing more bends into the pipework lowering your overall water pressure 

There's a reason it's not done