New indoor stopcock due to jamming of old one?

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  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,690 Forumite
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    chrisjohnbarnes wrote: »
    Had a SureStop fitted for a few years.

    Came home last week to find it had come apart and flooded the whole house.

    Ironic given the fact that if I had not had it fitted the house would not now need new flooring throughout not to mention everything else!
    Thanks for sharing, I will not be fitting one of those :eek:
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  • Ruski
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    missile wrote: »
    Thanks for sharing, I will not be fitting one of those :eek:

    One poor install does not make it a bad product!

    I've fitted loads, both the in line and 'remote' versions, not a problem with any of them.

    I suspect that the one that 'failed' was fitted to 1/2" pipe, or the pipe wasn't inserted fully, or the o-ring was damaged on installation.

    Although it's an 'easy' pushfit solution, you still have to know what you're doing!

    HTH

    Russ
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  • chrisjohnbarnes
    chrisjohnbarnes Posts: 12 Forumite
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    Ruski wrote: »
    One poor install does not make it a bad product!

    I've fitted loads, both the in line and 'remote' versions, not a problem with any of them.

    I suspect that the one that 'failed' was fitted to 1/2" pipe, or the pipe wasn't inserted fully, or the o-ring was damaged on installation.

    Although it's an 'easy' pushfit solution, you still have to know what you're doing!

    HTH

    Russ

    A plumber fitted it plus the bit that failed was not associated to how it was fitted.

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    I am sure 99% of the time they are OK but given the damage that water can do in my opinion it is simply not worth the risk.
  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,690 Forumite
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    chrisjohnbarnes wrote: »
    I am sure 99% of the time they are OK but given the damage that water can do in my opinion it is simply not worth the risk.

    That was my feeling.
    If it aint broke don't fix it.
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