Ballcock float height

[oldtimer]

Hi, I would be grateful for your advice. I've got to replace an old ballcock on the cwsc. I will be fitting a Pegler part 2 valve and a new float. I just wondered how high or low to set the float because there is only a 2 metre head above the bathroom taps. Thanks in advance.

 

[chris watkins]

I take it that it is a 1/2" float valve (not allowed to call em Ballcocks any more), then water level should be 25mm (1") below the overflow /warning pipe. There should also be a minimum of 20mm between the water outlet of the new float valve & the center (some say the top) of the overflow outlet connection.

 

[oldtimer]

Hi, thanks for your info. Sorry about my terminology. I'm still in the past!!

 

[AWheating]

nothing wrong with using the old terminology mate. Welcome to the forums.

 

[oldtimer]

Thanks for the welcome. Still using feet and inches, gallons, ounces and pints!!

 

[AWheating]

LOL, i use inches and meters so im a half convert i guess. as for pints ......... now your talking!! :17:

 

[chris watkins]

So are most of the plumbers on here & they are a young whippersnappers.

 

[Phil]

I take it that it is a 1/2" float valve (not allowed to call em Ballcocks any more), then water level should be 25mm (1") below the overflow /warning pipe. There should also be a minimum of 20mm between the water outlet of the new float valve & the center (some say the top) of the overflow outlet connection.

You know your regs Chris (er...as I do) are you a college lecturer?

 

[chris watkins]

er may be !
(but not just) what gave it away? posting during the day!!!!

 

[oldtimer]

Imagine asking for half a litre of bitter? Landlady is my age, she's still in pounds shillings and pence (if you guys remember them) :smile5:

 

[tamz]

It is still a ballcock to me (or stopcock, petcock and sludgecock etc) and always will be. I wish they would stop playing with words in case it offends someone.

I wonder if you can still get black jap screws or have they changed the name to something like bitumen impregnated lacquer? (the impregnated would no doubt offend someone :lol

 

[chris watkins]

It is still a ballcock to me (or stopcock, petcock and sludgecock etc) and always will be. I wish they would stop playing with words in case it offends someone.

I wonder if you can still get black jap screws or have they changed the name to something like bitumen impregnated lacquer? (the impregnated would no doubt offend someone :lol

It's all cocks with you Tamz isn't it.

 

[tamz]

It sounds expensive if you say 58'- for a pint :smile:

 

[tamz]

It's all cocks with you Tamz isn't it.

Only if i have the wee blue tablets :wink:

 

[Phil]

er may be !
(but not just) what gave it away? posting during the day!!!!

Hadn't noticed the day posting but you seem to be a walking regs book!

[insert a happy face] ..where have the smiley faces gone?

 

[AWheating]

some people have to justify there wage so constantly change names, regs etc...... a cocks a cock..... leave it be.

they do the same with the electrical regs, live, line, phase...... leave it alone and stop getting foke confused cus you have to justify your job in the "make constant changes to the regs and standards office"

 

[Phil]

Bahco 1 110 08 1 2 Flat ******* File 8in

I wonder if you're allowed say ba57ard file these days without upsetting some flat Ba57ard?

 

[tamz]

I still call them that too but usually in a context like - where the **** is my ba57ard file:lol:

 

[oldtimer]

OOPS!!! Didn't mean to get you all going,but thanks for the info.