Gate valve as stop tap

[stardanny]

Maximum pressure on some of those gate valve is up to 20 bars.

Op, remove the gate valve and replace with stopcock.

Daniel.

 

[DP]

GW it will be Specsaver time for you, you old goat
You are seeing 1.5 bar as 4.5 bar

If you travelled by bus, you would have more time to read, And be upto date also

 

[Fallout]

Gate valve doesn't do it turned off max by hand no luck just slows down. Iso valve after this, is there really such a high chance of this leaking if turned off the valve doesn't look too old.

 

[Fallout]

don't want to change the gate valve as its on to lead. There is a boundary stop tap outside. This wont turn by hand, but guess a long key may do it. Is this an option or is turned a possibly seized outside stop tap asking for trouble?

 

[Fallout]

Judging by the lines on the iso valve nuts its a conex iso valve. These usually a better quality?

 

[Steelmasons]

Maximum pressure on some of those gate valve is up to 20 bars.

GW it will be Specsaver time for you, you old goat
You are seeing 1.5 bar as 4.5 bar

If you travelled by bus, you would have more time to read, And be upto date also

It pains me DP it really does.....we have the self confessed top 100 gas guru brain washing the inexperienced.
You couldn't make it up FFS.....I'll be having a quiet word in his ear hole the next time we sit down for a curry.

 

[adlplumbing]

But theres a good chance the iso valve may work ok?

yes it may actually work,

 

[Dan Robinson]

yes it may actually work,

Only if the OP hs been paying homage to the great plumbing God's in the sky and drunk the ceremonial beaker of Powerflow each morning since the last product launch from Vaillant.

Otherwise all the glands will pish, and every push fit oring will have a nick in it.

 

[Elkato531]

If the external stop tap is fecked, ring the water company. Its their responsibility to sort it. They may take several weeks to get round to it so it depends how great your need is. The iso valve may or may not leak. If you try it and it does leak, you may get the water company out a bit sooner.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Fit a new lever valve, snatch it!

Its good for the blood pressure rush.

Andy

 

[adlplumbing]

Fit a new lever valve, snatch it!

Its good for the blood pressure rush.

Andy

Done that got wet
rip out team ripped one off, on the wrong side

 

[Dan Robinson]

Hence the avatar?