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Stopcock
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External or internal, it is always worth shutting them off and opening up again. But when turning a stopcock on, back it off a quarter turn or so - Gives you a little bit of wriggle room should it ever seize up.greatcrested said: and loosen off the stopcock once a year to make sure it does not freeze up.Of fit an internal one some time.
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ours is in the garage if that is of any use to you.0
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I doubt if the stopcock in your garage will turn off the OP's water........Paully28 said:ours is in the garage if that is of any use to you.
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greatcrested said:
I doubt if the stopcock in your garage will turn off the OP's water........Paully28 said:ours is in the garage if that is of any use to you.
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It is magicgreatcrested said:
I doubt if the stopcock in your garage will turn off the OP's water........Paully28 said:ours is in the garage if that is of any use to you.3 -
Lol mine also in garage, come on over and use it to your hearts content or give me a ring and I'll turn it off for you 😹Just my opinion, no offence 🐈0
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Apart from the obvious difference between an indoor and outdoor stopcock, the indoor one will belong to the householder while the outdoor one will almost certainly belong to the water company. Makes no difference to their function, but because these stopcock are rarely used (despite all good advice to check and operate them annually) they can be broken if forced. It’s at that stage that the difference in getting them repaired becomes apparent, because only the water company can repair an outdoor or meter stopcock and they won’t be overly concerned about charging a competitive price
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