Surestop

[netpolymath]

Should plumbers recommend surestop? Is it reliable and long lasting?

 

[SimonG]

Like the idea for ease of use but never fitted one.

 

[SimonJohns]

Amazing peice of kit. I think they should be fitted to every new home

 

[Kev the gas]

I have fitted a few, great piece of kit for the elderly.

 

[SimonJohns]

I have fitted a few, great piece of kit for the elderly.

Plus 1

 

[ADM360]

I've fitted a couple, one of my slightly older customers who works away a bit tells me every time she see's me how good it is!! and how easy and the peice of mind she has, flick the switch and she can go out safe in the knowlage the water is all off and safe!!

 

[Simon F]

great gadget, but like so many other things the action is post event. fit one after a burst pipe, fit an alarm after you've been robbed etc

 

[mcniven]

Defo a good piece! And let's by no water what do ever. But can a switch powered by pressure really be that reliable????

Hope I am not the first one to find out!

 

[Fish plumber]

They are brilliant I have fitted hundreds in their 10 year history
if you go to the Surestop website you can also attend their free training days and also become a Platinum Installer

 

[mikegas]

They are brilliant I have fitted hundreds in their 10 year history
if you go to the Surestop website you can also attend their free training days and also become a Platinum Installer

What are they like to work for?

 

[Fish plumber]

What are they like to work for?

Don't work for them just fit lots of them very profitable to business and have a great working relationship with them

 

[AWheating]

they would be better if they were compression imo. to many bady installed ones causing water hammer/jumping. also they do stop working if a tiny amount of debris gets into them.

 

[hammers4spanner]

going to buck the trend here ,
dont like them , ideal for turning water off but pressurise system way to quick if you doing an install always half expect a fitting to blow off when instantly pressurised to 3 - 7 bar .

 

[Mike Jackson]

The system pressure will rise rapidly when Mrs Jones turns off her 1/4 turn sink mixer anyway so I can't see that it will make much difference.

 

[hammers4spanner]

The system pressure will rise rapidly when Mrs Jones turns off her 1/4 turn sink mixer anyway so I can't see that it will make much difference.

On existing system quarter turn tap no issue with no where your coming from ,not a fan of them tho on system add ons etc where possibility of switching surestop on and walk into bathroom to find a dodgy fibre washer hoofing out and 10 litres water everywhere ,,,,but as stated are decent kit i'm prob old fashioned

 

[scotty plumber]

Surestop? Never knew they existed until now

 

[hammers4spanner]

Just a kill switch on cold main ,good for the elderly or village idiots who cant turn /reach stop cocks .

 

[flat pack]

Just a kill switch on cold main ,good for the elderly or village idiots who cant turn /reach stop cocks .

It you go on the free installing course,and get your free lunch.
You then have to part with £200.00 quid.
To become a P' member.

 

[Bob Hill]

I just saw this product at a trade show and was quite impressed. Seems much more maintainence free than traditional stop cocks.

 

[Mike Jackson]

I knocked up a demo rig yesterday to have running whilst I'm at boot fairs. It's run from a 12v caravan water pump.


demo rig by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

That's odd it's the right way round on Flickr

 

[TBServices]

Good idea mike, there'll be loads of old biddies at the car boot who fancy one of them!


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[Mike Jackson]

Hopefully the idea is get my foot in the door with this and I'll then become the plumber that they trust and call on for other works. I can undercut BG and Homeserve big time on fitting them most of the time and if I can't it's because it's a pig of a job and BG are welcome to it.

 

[Guest123]

B&Q were selling off the original version at a fiver each. I bought 10 of them and made a packet. By the way the original version carries no warranty though as the company went out of business and were bought over. The new company have improved on the design of the original but both work just the same.

Fitted these on caravan sites on residential caravans. It makes it easy for the owner to switch off the water after a wee holiday rather than having to crawl under a caravan to get at the main stopcock.

 

[Nostrum]

I reckon they're pretty good, they have their uses and don't substitute a standard stop tap but as said, good for the grey hair brigade.