Permanently closing an isolating valve
Caecilius
cold water supply pipes both have 15mm isolating valves, so it's easy to
turn the water off, but I'd like to permanently close the valves as I
assume they are only really meant to be turned off temporarily.
Is there some sort of end cap or blanking plate that can be fitted to an
isolating valve to permanently close it? I know I could fit a short length
of pipe with an end cap, but I wonder if there's a way of blanking off the
valve itself.
I know I should really remove the pipes, and I plan to do so eventually,
but you know how things like that end up. I don't want to rely on just an
isolating valve for a year or so before I get round to doing it properly.
dent
> I'm planning to remove a bath tub that's no longer required. The hot and
> cold water supply pipes both have 15mm isolating valves, so it's easy to
> turn the water off, but I'd like to permanently close the valves as I
> assume they are only really meant to be turned off temporarily.
>
> Is there some sort of end cap or blanking plate that can be fitted to an
> isolating valve to permanently close it? I know I could fit a short length
> of pipe with an end cap, but I wonder if there's a way of blanking off the
> valve itself.
>
Use a compression blanking disc:
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plumbing/Compression/Compression+Blanking+Disc+15mm/d20/sd2697/p22572
dan.
Bob Minchin
with a new compression olive. Useful to keep a couple in the plumbing
fittings box.
Bob
David Hansen
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> The hot and
>cold water supply pipes both have 15mm isolating valves, so it's easy to
>turn the water off, but I'd like to permanently close the valves as I
>assume they are only really meant to be turned off temporarily.
The valves have compression fittings?
If they do then something like
<http://www.screwfix.com/prods/42815/Plumbing/Brassware/Comap-Blank-Nut-Pack-of-2>
may be a good investment. Also remove the operating handle, if there
is one.
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Phil L
>
> The valves have compression fittings?
>
I've never seen one that doiesn't have compression fittings:
> If they do then something like
> <http://www.screwfix.com/prods/42815/Plumbing/Brassware/Comap-Blank-Nut-Pack-of-2>
> may be a good investment. Also remove the operating handle, if there
> is one.
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Phil L
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David Hansen
<neverc...@hotmail.com> wrote this:-
>I've never seen one that doiesn't have compression fittings:
Neither have I, but they do exist
<http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18814/Plumbing/Copper-Push-Fit/Conex-Cuprofit-Isolating-Valve-15mm>
and
<http://www.screwfix.com/prods/37646/Plumbing/Push-Fit-Fittings/JG-Speedfit-Isolating-Valve-22mm>
for example.
Roger Mills
> David Hansen wrote:
>>
>> The valves have compression fittings?
>>
>
>
> http://snipurl.com/z5nsb
>
>
Well then you obviously didn't read the page you referenced - which has
several Speedfit examples on it!
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Roger
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> On 08/07/2010 16:47, Phil L wrote:
>> David Hansen wrote:
>>>
>>> The valves have compression fittings?
>>>
>>
>> I've never seen one that doesn't have compression fittings:
>>
>> http://snipurl.com/z5nsb
>>
>>
>
> Well then you obviously didn't read the page you referenced - which has
> several Speedfit examples on it!
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> Cheers,
> Roger
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blank on in any case.
S