 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | reply to peterboro
Re: Water Shut Off Valve Not Shutting Off Fully said by peterboro:...I installed an new 3/4 ball and cock main shut-off.  I've heard of government screwing over it's citizens, but installing a new ball and cock seems a little excessive.
I think the term for the valve is ballcock (all one word). You also didn't install a ballcock valve as your main shutoff. A ballcock valve aka a float valve typically would be found in your toilet and consists of a hollow sphere on the end of an arm that floats, shutting off when the water reaches a particular level.
You probably mean just a standard 1/4 turn ball valve, which is what is recommended over gate valves for water shutoffs. |
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peterboroAvatars are for posersPremium
join:2006-11-03
Peterborough, ON | said by cdru: said by peterboro:...I installed an new 3/4 ball and cock main shut-off. I've heard of government screwing over it's citizens, but installing a new ball and cock seems a little excessive. Yes, you're right. I must of been having some sort of subliminal homoerotic thoughts about my plumbing and as for the government we are fully socialized medicine up here, and as I could use a couple inches, I'd welcome the installation if the new one if it were longer.  |
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