Stop Cock On Pavement

[Bazile]

The thingy that you use to turn off the water supply to your property , from the pavement .
Are they standard fitting ?

I have not got a water meter

[Mexican18]

What do you mean by'standard fitting'?

[gingejbee]

Given that they may have been fitted when water was supplied by different councils, then authorities, then companies over a period of several decades, I think they may be similar but not identical.
And, they do belong to your water supplier....and they don't like consumers fiddling with them.

[spathiphyllum]

i'm not on a meter, but i have a water meter in the pavement with the stop cock. I pay a monthly fee regardless how much i use, then if they check the reading and it's over i'm in dept :D Check it and it's under they may owe me some ££ so they try to work out the average precisely

[hc4361]

You are on a meter, spath. That's the same set up as mine after I requested the meter be installed :)

My stopcock looks like an old fashioned kitchen tap. I made a 'key' for it as it is quite deep

[gingejbee]

I have to agree with hc....spath IS on a metered supply. The fact that readings are taken and billing adjustments made, confirms this.
If the supply was unmetered (ie a fixed rate based on rateable-value), you would simply pay a one-off yearly or two twice-yearly or monthly fixed amount.....no readings necessary and no billing adjustments made.

[Peter Pedant]

I hve both
doesnt everyone ?

[spathiphyllum]

Sorry guys! Thanks for letting me know i'm on metre..

Even if my bill is the exact same every month regardless?

[Buenchico]

I've got a meter and there's a small plastic hex key stored inside the pit, as illustrated here
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt141/sarah160389/housey/water004.jpg
and here
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49036000/jpg/_49036080_49036079.jpg
(I used it only a few hours ago. It takes several turns to stop the flow of water but it's not difficult).

However older, non-metered, stopcocks tend to need a big stopcock key to turn the water on and off. The fittings do vary slightly but you can buy 'combination' or 'universal' keys. This one, for example, is suitable 'for 1/2" and 3/4" crutch head and 1/2", 5/8" and 3/4" square head spindle stop cocks":
https://www.bes.co.uk/universal-5-in-1-stop-cock-key-42-23213

[Buenchico]

>>> Even if my bill is the exact same every month regardless?

That's just the regular direct debit amount being taken from your bank account. It's not an actual 'bill'.

[spathiphyllum]

Ah yeah i get you

[TonyV]

Depends on your water company, I've had a normal tap or something I've had to make a key for

[Bazile]

buenchico

Is it highly likely , that the universal one will fit , do you think ?

[Buenchico]

I'd be very surprised if a universal key didn't fit any stopcock.

[Buenchico]

^^^ . . . except, of course, the newer hex key type that I've got. (However, to the best of my knowledge, they're solely associated with meters, so that should be irrelevant in your case)

[TonyV]

Chris depends how deep the turn of cock is?

[TonyV]

I've been to properties where stop cock was over a metre down, Bazile open the plate and you should see what you need

[douglas9401]

https://store.jdpipes.co.uk/toby-key/

[TonyV]

That should work and a good price

[Old_Geezer]

That's often the reason I have to stop, too.