Where to put stopcock?

[gtmcclinton]

I have a strange situation.

I have a stopcock under my kitchen sink which turns off the water in the kitchen, but not the bathroom.

I've heard that the main stopcock for my type of house is in the loft, but I can't find it.

I need to fit a new shower, so the water needs to go off, so what do I do?

Can I fit a new main stopcock somewhere?

We have a combi boiler now, the water tank in the loft is no longer used.

I'm not sure where the mains supply comes into the house, but I'm thinking there would be a good place.

 

[stephenf8542]

Your combi boiler will only do away with your hot water cylinder and header tank if you have one.You will have a cold storage tank up there otherwise all your cold supply would be mains.

 

[BingoBongo]

the stopcock in your kit is only feeding your sink.

the water in your bathroom may be fed from a storage tank.

either way there should be another main stop valve

failing that get a toby key and sum rubber gloves

 

[kevplumb]

depends on the combi some can be tank fed

the only mains fed tap was the kitchen

in days gone by

 

[kirkgas]

be careful before you buy a shower to make sure it is suitable for the pipe supply, if the bathroom is off storage you can get a pumped electric shower, mira make a good one, or is it easy to run a pipe from loft or kitchen to shower point and get an ordinary mains fed shower