changeing stop tap

[copperhead]

Hi i need to change a stop tap from the incoming mains i no how to turn off the water in the road but what do i do with the water thats left above the stop tap the pipe work disapears upwords behind some boxing.
Thanks in advance to all for looking

 

[wheeto]

No magic, I'm afraid! If there's no drain (and I doubt there will be), you might like to try your luck with this kit...

[DLMURL="http://www.waldco.co.uk/instructions.htm"]Draineasy Radiator Draining Kit. Instructions For Use.[/DLMURL]

... which I found to work quite well on rads. You might be able to fab something yourself for a larger diameter pipe.

 

[Toddyplumb]

Open upstairs cold and open kitchen cold and leave both open .Ice cream tub & Old towel to catch rest , you are only gonna have a pipefull

 

[copperhead]

Thanks gyes i might get one of those rad drainers it could be a usefull for the feutre,

 

[REDSAW]

crikey, more expense.
what happened to a tuperware and a rag??.

 

[mrlennie]

I thought why the hell did you propose this its not a rad then i clicked on it and realised it was obvious - Doh!

 

[copperhead]

Hi bought the kit today used it and it worked a treat new stop tap fitted and very little water if any went behind the boxing it made the job quick and stress free.
thanks every one yet again yove come up trumps.

 

[Bernie2]

Hmm!

Orrible! Things, black magnetite gunge all over the place when I did it.

Undoing the back nuts makes the water come out at different angles missing the mat.

Good idea probably designed on a computer though.

Back to rag and Tupperware!! But still got mat, it just might work sometime.

Its either that or I am useless with it.

 

[copperhead]

you need to crank the nut open more till it comes out were you want it sure your going to get some missing to begin with but times time and once a rag is saturated, were's the black stuff going to go not directly into the tub thats for sure.

 

[heinz57]

Aside from a rubber mat and towels at the ready, wrap a big towel around the tap after you've cracked the nuts as many times as you can (bit like a turban ) then lift it up, if all goes well the remaining water will be caught up in the towel and no mess!!!

 

[k13 wjd]

sorry i was late to this one BUT.

Go borrow someones aqua hoover. i have a 30 litre one, and it'll suck water at quite a rate.

I had to cut through an old inch imperial pipe last week, that had a 4m vertical run, full of water. i drilled a hole in the bottom of it, 8mm, and just stuck the nozzle over it.....

 

[AlexPrince]

Whack the water off outside then boom. Fit your stop tap!