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Your stop valve
Stop-valves: condition
and location
It is important to know the location of your stop-valve(s)
and for it to be in good working order so that
you can shut off the incoming water supply in
an emergency.
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Make sure that you know where
your stop valve(s) is and occasionally check that
it works before an emergency arises. The
brief guide below sets out where your stop valve
will usually be found.
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Finding your
stop valve(s)
Most properties have an internal stop valve, which
stops the incoming water supply. The stop-valve
is usually located close to the point where the
water pipe enters the building. In a typical house
for example this may be under the kitchen sink,
in a ground floor bathroom/WC, in the garage or
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may have several stop-valves controlling the supply
to different parts of the building or to separate
buildings. |
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Once you have found your
internal stop valve it is a good idea to regularly
check that you can turn it, and always leave it
half a turn from fully open to help prevent it
from seizing.
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Other interesting parts
of this guide:
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