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Getting my kitchen refitted soon and will need some plumbing work done too.

The location on my mains stopcock valve is in a awkward place so I want to get it moved to a more easily accessible position. I've been looking at these remote stopcock valves for example something along the lines of this >> http://www.screwfix.com/p/surestop-...msD8o9FxU9sXPHBMvKRCcPQQ9tLdwmOoCFhoCghPw_wcB

Anyone had any experience of the or can offer pro's & cons on the item?

Thanks
 
They are ok, but if you are having a new kitchen fitted surely that means a new stopckcock can be fitted anywhere.
 
frank said:
Getting my kitchen refitted soon and will need some plumbing work done too.

The location on my mains stopcock valve is in a awkward place so I want to get it moved to a more easily accessible position. I've been looking at these remote stopcock valves for example something along the lines of this >> http://www.screwfix.com/p/surestop-remote-stop-cock-push-fit-15mm/48604?kpid=48604&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product Listing Ads-_-Sales Tracking-_-sales tracking url&gclid=CjwKEAiA_p_FBRCRi_mW5Myl4S0SJAAkezZrgnayvCgmsD8o9FxU9sXPHBMvKRCcPQQ9tLdwmOoCFhoCghPw_wcB

Anyone had any experience of the or can offer pro's & cons on the item?

Thanks
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I fitted one myself. Fairly straight forward. I think there's 2 versions. I got the one that could replace the stopcock, and can be left turned off if required. I still kept the stopcock as well. Check the size you need, as I ordered the wrong size at first.
No issues at all. My son and my monster in law have them too.
 
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Just refitted a bathroom and needed to turn the water off to work on the plumbing. They had one of these fitted - I had to use the original stop cock.
 
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That's odd. Mines works perfectly. So does my sons and mother in laws. Perhaps it wasn't fitted properly.
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It was fitted properly. It stopped working ( a month or so ago), apparently, about 6 months after it was fitted by a qualified plumber.

This is my only experience of one.

To be fair, stop cocks fail, or partially fail, all the time.Probably about 1 in 3 that I come across. I sometimes have to turn the water off in the street until I can get isolators fitted.
 
frank said:
Getting my kitchen refitted soon and will need some plumbing work done too.

The location on my mains stopcock valve is in a awkward place so I want to get it moved to a more easily accessible position. I've been looking at these remote stopcock valves for example something along the lines of this >> http://www.screwfix.com/p/surestop-remote-stop-cock-push-fit-15mm/48604?kpid=48604&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product Listing Ads-_-Sales Tracking-_-sales tracking url&gclid=CjwKEAiA_p_FBRCRi_mW5Myl4S0SJAAkezZrgnayvCgmsD8o9FxU9sXPHBMvKRCcPQQ9tLdwmOoCFhoCghPw_wcB

Anyone had any experience of the or can offer pro's & cons on the item?

Thanks
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We have fitted 2 of them and both have failed within a few months,

I would personally get it moved may cost a few quid more but worth it imo
 
frank said:
Getting my kitchen refitted soon and will need some plumbing work done too.

The location on my mains stopcock valve is in a awkward place so I want to get it moved to a more easily accessible position. I've been looking at these remote stopcock valves for example something along the lines of this >> http://www.screwfix.com/p/surestop-remote-stop-cock-push-fit-15mm/48604?kpid=48604&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product Listing Ads-_-Sales Tracking-_-sales tracking url&gclid=CjwKEAiA_p_FBRCRi_mW5Myl4S0SJAAkezZrgnayvCgmsD8o9FxU9sXPHBMvKRCcPQQ9tLdwmOoCFhoCghPw_wcB

Anyone had any experience of the or can offer pro's & cons on the item?

Thanks
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Make sure you connect the main earthbond again for safety in the new stop cock position
 
Thank for the replies folks, I won't be doing the job, it will be a plumber. Maybe just go for relocating the brass stopcock valve instead of the remote type after reading of others experiences with remotes.
 
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