Daimo B
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My shower broke, so we turned the water off to replace it. The main valve in was ok, but every other valve was seized solid.
We only turned them 6 months ago, but we also live in a hard water area, living on the plate of chalk called the north downs.
But we were lucky. My dad (good ol dads) drained both tanks, cut out all the seized valves, put a few more in, and now the showers working fine, and we can stop our water again. If we had had a leak, we couldn't stop the water till the tanks were empty.
So do yourselves a favour, its coming to winter, flick those water valves closed, then open again to prevent a serious headache and massive problems.
WE're lucky the shower broke, and we found it before something went wrong.
[Edited on 17-11-2008 by VXR]
[Edited on 17-11-2008 by Ian]
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Dan
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Great bit of advice this.
I had a fault on my boiler last week, due to loss of pressure. Went the turn the valves to re pressurise it, and both were siezed. Managed to work them free tho.
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pow
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Ohhhh the pain of Dad trying to make them turn after 2 weeks away 
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mattk
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just pay me to do it for you.... please
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GT4Brody
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You should always back all gate typr valves off about a quater of a turn too prevent this. Although, as you said is a good idea to periodicly open and close them to free evreything up...
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deanmcreynolds26
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leave them alone till you need to, dont want leaking isolation valves everywhere lol
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
leave them alone till you need to, dont want leaking isolation valves everywhere lol
So leave them alone
Let water surplus build up.
Which locks the vavles
Which means you can't turn the water off...
Somehow, i don't quite agree with you
Isolation valves don't leak if they are fitted right.
[Edited on 19-11-2008 by VXR]
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deanmcreynolds26
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they do leak.. and all the time at that!
im a heating engineer see it all the time!
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andy1868
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our boiler went shagged about 10 days ago, somewhere was leaking and had rotted the side of the boiler away  the plumber knocked it with his elbow and it pretty much went through the side of it 
been replaced now though and the house is nice and warm again 
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mattk
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he over charged you, should have rang me
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andy1868
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you don't know how much he charged, and neither do i the plumber is an old family friend though, so i'd have hoped not
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mattk
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they all do...... apart from me
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
they do leak.. and all the time at that!
im a heating engineer see it all the time!
You know a lot more than me then..
But none of ours leak. Probably dodgy scottish workmanship 
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deanmcreynolds26
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we just have a lot better water
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Daimo B
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Funny thing is you do, all that healthy scottish mountin water.
Ours comes through chalk pits, it cloggs up lots of things quickly.
Still, better than london, recycled piss water. I've never know water to taste so bad, even after boiling...
Thank god im not there and can drink normal cups of tea now
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