URGENT John Beaumont

[Mill wright John]

Hi my daughter has bought a terrace house, whilst replacing the kitchen I have
Found an additional lead stop tap which is in the way of the new kitchen units, but still appears pressurised, there are no access points outside to isolate it, is there anyway it can be capped off at floor level?

 

[RBG]

The property doesn’t have an external stoptap anywhere in the street, the road etc. ? Ask neighbours?

 

[snowhead]

Terrace houses quite often had a common supply for a group of them, usually there's a single stop tap in the street at one end of the row.

You'll need to warn the other neighbours when it's going to be turned off.

 

[Mill wright John]

The property doesn’t have an external stoptap anywhere in the street, the road etc. ? Ask neighbours?

Hi no it’s a row of 32 houses I walked the full length back and front, if there is one I think it might be covered with undergrowth

 

[Mill wright John]

Terrace houses quite often had a common supply for a group of them, usually there's a single stop tap in the street at one end of the row.

You'll need to warn the other neighbours when it's going to be turned off.

I’m also a bit concerned if I succeed in caping it off I don’t like the idea of a live lead dead leg buried under the floor😩

 

[Chuck]

I’m also a bit concerned if I succeed in caping it off I don’t like the idea of a live lead dead leg buried under the floor😩

Ask the water supplier where the nearest stopcock for the house is. Also ask them about the lead pipes and whether they offer any help to replace them, etc. Consider having them fit a water meter, AFAIK, these always come with their own stopcock. (At least, that's the case around here.) Unless you have a lot of people (e.g. two families) living in the house a water meter will probably reduce the water bill; there are online calculators to estimate consumption and savings/costs.

 

[RBG]

From my experience dealing with my local supplier they are quite helpful. Get in touch with them and tell them about no external stopcock etc.

 

[Mill wright John]

Ask the water supplier where the nearest stopcock for the house is. Also ask them about the lead pipes and whether they offer any help to replace them, etc. Consider having them fit a water meter, AFAIK, these always come with their own stopcock. (At least, that's the case around here.) Unless you have a lot of people (e.g. two families) living in the house a water meter will probably reduce the water bill; there are online calculators to estimate consumption and savings/costs.

Thats worth a go, thank you

 

[RBG]

Thats worth a go, thank you

Do let us know how you get on. Always good to find out