External Stop Valve

[jeeva]

Hi,

My external stop valve is located in my rear garden. It is under ground and very old (1970). I am building rear extension and It will be in new extension. My water line is a shared line that provides water to 2 properties before and 1 after my property.

I have been trying to locate the water main stop valve that stop the water for all properties and also raised query with the water company. They said It is start of the line but did not find any. They said if I find, there is no guarantee that it will work because water company does not maintain these stop valves any more.

What are the options available to relocate the stop tap without turning off the main stop valve that I am unable to find.

Many thanks

 

[snowhead]

1970 isn't "Very Old".
Where abouts in the U.K is this?
When were the houses built, it would be unusual to have had a shared service in 1970.?

The plumber you employ to carry out the alterations to the pipework will not have any trouble isolating the water

 

[jeeva]

1970 isn't "Very Old".
Where abouts in the U.K is this?
When were the houses built, it would be unusual to have had a shared service in 1970.?

The plumber you employ to carry out the alterations to the pipework will not have any trouble isolating the water

Thanks for your reply. House is in London. House was build between 1960-1970s. Same line provides water to 4 properties. I spoken to builder today and he was not sure. What kind of isolation techniques we can use here? By speaking to water company they suggested freeze the pipe.

 

[snowhead]

Depending on the pipe type it's either freeze, squeeze off or snatch.

You'll need the agreement of the other 3 properties to cut off the water.

 

[centralheatking]

Thames Water are a bunch of money saving twits. Each property should have a separate shut off ...how will they install water meters and where. Get back on to them . I would give it a smack report the leak and then they will turn up...they dont like gushers.
centralheatking ...more later

 

[payamtag]

Hey team I have a follow-up question to this.

Is it common for a council flat ground floor maisonette to only have an external stopcock? Or should there be an internal one too?