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Old 5th August 2021, 18:00   #31
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I think you should be looking for a 22mm pipe somewhere in your house. Don't think you will be coming off the main supply directly to a 15mm pipe.
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Old 5th August 2021, 18:31   #32
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I think you should be looking for a 22mm pipe somewhere in your house. Don't think you will be coming off the main supply directly to a 15mm pipe.
unless the joint in under ground. But why two 15mm pipes as incoming main?

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Old 6th August 2021, 06:36   #33
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The stops do get put in awkward places, but not improved by additions and extensions, though people seldom instal a new valve.

One of mine that would not budge was not helped by plaster applied afterwards.
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Old 6th August 2021, 09:20   #34
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The stops do get put in awkward places, but not improved by additions and extensions, though people seldom instal a new valve.

One of mine that would not budge was not helped by plaster applied afterwards.
That’s why I was pleased when the water company installed a new water meter complete with a shutoff valve in the pavement outside.

Yes it can be inconvenient if you need to use it in the middle of the night and it’s raining, but how many of us regularly use the shut off valve in the house to ensure it will still turn?

It the water company’s valve and if it breaks its their problem to fix it.
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Old 6th August 2021, 15:54   #35
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You could try looking at Local Land & Utility Survey companies to see if they would do a GPR trace? They might be able to do it in passing if its a simple one to do?

I have a practice but I'm too far from Southampton to help. Closest people i know down that way are Macleod Simmonds in Chichester.
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Old 6th August 2021, 16:21   #36
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You could try looking at Local Land & Utility Survey companies to see if they would do a GPR trace? They might be able to do it in passing if its a simple one to do?

I have a practice but I'm too far from Southampton to help. Closest people i know down that way are Macleod Simmonds in Chichester.
opps thank you I have updated my profile, moved from Southampton to near Lincoln. I can try the local utility company, nothing to lose

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That’s why I was pleased when the water company installed a new water meter complete with a shutoff valve in the pavement outside.

Yes it can be inconvenient if you need to use it in the middle of the night and it’s raining, but how many of us regularly use the shut off valve in the house to ensure it will still turn?

It the water company’s valve and if it breaks its their problem to fix it.
always make sure mine will turn on and off

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opps thank you I have updated my profile, moved from Southampton to near Lincoln. I can try the local utility company, nothing to lose

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No worries, I don't know anyone in Lincoln i'm afraid.

You could always hire a set, ask nicely if they'll do a day rate? https://www.zenithsurvey.co.uk/produ...ng-radar-hire/
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Old 7th August 2021, 21:01   #39
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The valves are not underground.
I have had experience of gate valves, they seize and then the hand wheel comes off and so I want the isolating valves replaced with stop cocks.

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Gate valves over time always seem to enjoy seizing up.---Avoid them like the plague.
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