Plumbing...Stopcock Valve

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Starting to plan a few changes in my small galley style kitchen, orders from the missus... <groan> The location where she wants the new washing machine has the water supply main stopcock valve in the way which would prevent washing machine from sitting under the worktop properly. Stopcock valve will need re-siting along a bit.
I've been looking at a "Surestop Remote Stopcock" http://www.screwfix.com/p/surestop-remote-stop-cock-push-fit-22mm/57455 so we can put it somewhere easier to access instead of being on hands & knees fumbling at the back of a cupboard, we're not getting any younger. Anyone been using one of these devices, any pitfalls using one?
 
The website says no batteries or electricity required :thinking: which begs the question, how does the switch work?

Edit: it's driven by water. Blimey.

I can't think of any pitfalls (apart from the price tag) - I'd use it as long as there's a metal valve as well.
 
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Our washing machine's on a 15mm spur from just after the stopcock and there's no hammer when the machine's running.
 
Maybe the knock is because his machine is too close to the valve - whereas yours is further away (i.e. it's got a longer spur).

My mains feed comes up through the floor and straight into a 22mm x 15mm stopcock - the washing machine is at the end of 3 or 4 feet of 15mm pipe.
 
Same as ours, although our spur might be 4-5 feet.
 
Forget the washing machine. Get a dollytub and posser. Saves buying your wife a gym membership.
 
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The Surestop is fine, but you need to make sure that you have a normally accessible mains stopcock, for the time you need to clean/repair the Surestop, as goid practice.
 
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