Not once in 5 years, then twice in a week.

[WaterTight]

Turn off water > work on something > turn water on > water p***es from screw on isolating valve on pipe. But not one I've touched. Infact not anywhere near anything I've been working on - but just so happened (fortunately) to be in the same room as me so I saw and replaced.

Have I been really lucky up until now? Or just really unlucky this week?

 

[Ermintrude]

Un lucky week. Mines usually drain offs

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Unlucky mate, devils invention they are.

 

[turnpin]

Ball-o-fix great invention.......until cheapo's arrived....hope it did'nt spoil your day regards Turnpinunk:

 

[kris]

Turnpins said what i was gona say.. theyre makin them cheap crap now. Infact ive stopped purchasing them and go for the lever type ones as got ****ed off with screws leakin.

 

[Best]

Screws either leak or disconnect from the ball inside the valve. I realised cheap ball-o-fix valves were tat years ago. The seal in them can't take heat, - so no good for heating pipes or even hot water supplies. Too narrow a bore for a lot of jobs also.
i think the more substantial but fairly cheap full bore valves use ptfe seals & probably good for years.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Un lucky week. Mines usually drain offs

Lesson 1 :
on conversion always renew all drain offs lol

 

[Ermintrude]

No it's usually been soldered with plug in so won't drain off then it just leaks from stem.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Bless me father, for I have sinned. I spent half the eighties and all of the nineties selling cheap iso valves, cheap pump valves, and cheap DOCs.

I did stock good valves, but none of my cheapskate customers were prepared to pay for them. It was only about 2005, after 2 decades of shocking shyte that the tide started to turn - a process that is still far from complete.

 

[Whyme]

Bless me father, for I have sinned. I spent half the eighties and all of the nineties selling cheap iso valves, cheap pump valves, and cheap DOCs.

I did stock good valves, but none of my cheapskate customers were prepared to pay for them. It was only about 2005, after 2 decades of shocking shyte that the tide started to turn - a process that is still far from complete.

I think you should make a KARMA list, my name is earl esq.