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MisChief

MisChief

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Currently in the process of getting a new kitchen fitted by my neighbour (he's a kitchen fitter) and I think he turned the water supply off when he took out the old sink/tap. The new sink/tap isn't getting put in until tomorrow but I think my neighbour forgot to turn the water back on.

Here's a pic of the kitchen water pipes - google tells me that this means the value/water supply is shut off here:

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Here is a pic of the main switch (I think?) in my room, where the water tank is as well:

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Now the question is, how do I turn the water back on/which 'stopcock' is it? I just about had my shower before the water ran out, but I must brush my teeth before I sleep and I can't without water!! :( Neighbour is deffo asleep by now so don't want to go over and wake him up :/
 
I believe that the emergency stop **** is normally located in the cupboard under the kitchen sink where you keep your bleach, polish, j-clothes etc. It looks like the one in your 2nd pic.

The starred out word rhymes with frock but it wasn't meant to be a swear word :-(
 
as others have said, it wont be upstairs. it will be under the sink, or behind a kitchen unit.

i had a burst pipe 2 christmases ago and couldn't turn mine off it was too tight. merry christmas!
 
So... If I go turn the brass 'l' shaped one now and it happens to be the wrong one... What's the worse that could happen?? I'm quite paranoid and keep thinking that if I was to turn the wrong switch/stopcock then water would explode out of the pipes (especially kitchen) or something :o

I think the one in the 2nd pic (upstairs in my room) is the main one - my neighbour came up to turn that one off earlier on today.

The tap outside our house (on the wall/next to kitchen) works and has water though? :confused:
 
Ok you have your main stop tap which you pictured in your second picture.

the first picture you posted are water Isolation taps that are more and more common since you can isolate individual items that need water and wont leak if they break becuase you can isolate them

Its common sence. Follow the pipe from where the first picture goes to the outlet and if you can control the water out of that you will be fine to turn it on and get some water for example if it leads to a tap you will be fine.
 
Open the silver ones to let water to the taps..

the valves in the cupboard will be the hot water supply, so open that one too. (turn anti clockwise)
 
Oops I didnt read properly. Dont touch the silver ones as water will spray out of the removed kitchen tap pipes :)
 
Slade2 said:
Its common sence. Follow the pipe from where the first picture goes to the outlet and if you can control the water out of that you will be fine to turn it on and get some water for example if it leads to a tap you will be fine.
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Still doesn't really make sense to me :o

Hedge said:
Oops I didnt read properly. Dont touch the silver ones as water will spray out of the removed kitchen tap pipes :)
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Well glad I didn't take your advice!

I think I may have to just take kwerk's suggestion and used bottled water for now :(
 
The boilerfix (pic 1) are off and if they are the only pipes to your kitchen don't worry.

Every other tap will turn the same way as a normal tap (clockwise open), if one of them is tight closed (anti-clockwise) then open it a little and see what happens.
 
Telescopi said:
The boilerfix (pic 1) are off and if they are the only pipes to your kitchen don't worry.

Every other tap will turn the same way as a normal tap (clockwise open), if one of them is tight closed (anti-clockwise) then open it a little and see what happens.
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It's ballofix, the valve has a ball inside :-) its a brand AFAIK.
 
It might be an idea to get your plumber to show you which tap to turn off in an emergency, just in case you have one of those pipe exploding episodes you are afraid of.
 
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