I can't find any kind of turn off valve for this. Though your post has made me think to look at the back of a somewhat over packed closet. I really need to get it uncovered anyway as the hotwater heater is in it. It is also the downstairs coat closet that extends back under the stairs, and I am guilty of over filling it. For now I have gone with removing the handle and as I am moving in a couple of months, I do not want to put any money in it. Though I have always been curious about not finding a turn off valve to the outside faucet. It doesn't get that cold to often in Oklahoma, but often enough that it is a risk.
Thanks, Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: martin webster To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:42 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] are there no plumbers in the group? t Hi all, tIt seems to me that there are plenty of psychologists on this group and not many plumbers. Of course jenifer can stop this type of thing, and this would depend up on where the outside tap/faucet is situated. If a stand pipe is being used, then the easist way is to remove the tap/faucet handle. In some cases you maybe able to do the same as what I recommend below, this is very much dependent on whether you can get at the pipe work though, and your own skills. A good plumber would all ways be able to do somethin. Just wait whilst the children are at school. If the tap/faucet is attached to the outside wall of the house, and you can get at the pipe work, from the inside of the house, then fit an isolation valve of the type that can only be turned with a screw driver from inside your house. This is a compression joint, and is really easy to fit, they are known over here as 180 degree flip valves,. as stated earlier, Just wait until the children are at school and fit one, it's amazing to here what they have to say when they try to work out what's happened to the interupted water supply. I have all ways fitted this type of valve, and yes children will play with water, it's common knowledge. This is common practice in the UK, on all water outlets. Especially on outside taps. Warm regards, or should I say cold regards on whom gets squirted first hehehehe smile. Martin Webster. From the UK. --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
