Do you turn off your outside tap or taps in winter ?

teenwolf · 9 Dec 2022 at 16:00

As title

danlightbulb · 9 Dec 2022 at 16:08

I will do yes, we have an outside bog in an outhouse. Im going to turn it off and lag all the pipes when my free pipe lagging from Severn Trent arrives.

BUDFORCE · 9 Dec 2022 at 17:53

No, but I have a little insulated box thing that covers the tap.

BennyC · 9 Dec 2022 at 18:55

Yes and I leave it open.

Manbatius · 9 Dec 2022 at 19:04

Yes, and I put a little insulated tap cover thing on it.

DXP55 · 9 Dec 2022 at 19:05

Yes - just in time - had to change isolator valve under sink -PITA but at least I can turn them off and drain water from pipe. (got two )

Uhtred · 9 Dec 2022 at 19:05

I do and I have. I don't think it's especially vulnerable but I don't ever use it in the winter so why not.

200sols · 9 Dec 2022 at 19:12

pastymuncher · 9 Dec 2022 at 19:35

Yes. I drain it first then stick a insulated tap box thingy on it and just as well with the temps we have seen up here. Next door wasn't so lucky though. I got a knock on the door to find a drenched neighbour in panic mode. She explained to me that she has water spraying everywhere from her outside tap and can't turn it off. It turns out that some gash **** plumbed it directly into the cold feed to the kitchen sink and didn't put a stop ****/isolator valve on it. I had to turn off the main stop **** and plumbed it properly for her as well as fixing the outside pipe and insulating it. There are some dodgy tradesmen around here!!

GeX · 9 Dec 2022 at 20:12

Uther · 9 Dec 2022 at 20:17

Yes, and use an insulated cover.

Doobedoo · 9 Dec 2022 at 20:18

Yes it’s a waste leaving the tap running over winter.

Nathan · 9 Dec 2022 at 20:40

I have 3 and I don’t. They are all lagged though

Deleted member 77746 · 9 Dec 2022 at 21:08

Yes, all outside taps, off.

happy_2008 · 12 Dec 2022 at 08:38

Why do they need to be covered?

Semple · 12 Dec 2022 at 08:53

happy_2008 said:
Why do they need to be covered?

Provides a bit of insulation so they don't freeze and spring a leak.

I don't turn ours off, but do have an insulation pack thing that wraps around it.

something daft already!! · 12 Dec 2022 at 09:20

When I was a kid and we had one outside, yes. We would run the tap to empty the pipe too as it was quite long and at risk of bursting.

Fluffybob · 12 Dec 2022 at 10:28

Just the little jacket here, works fine for us.

CaptainRAVE · 12 Dec 2022 at 10:51

No, pipes all covered. Probably not ideal tbh, but so far so good.

Uhtred · 12 Dec 2022 at 11:15

happy_2008 said:
Why do they need to be covered?

Someone at work had to completey gut their kitchen after the outside tap froze and burst the pipe. Insurance job with asbestos under the floor. Months of hassle for the sake of turning off or covering a tap.