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Stopcock and earthing point access.
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.42 PM
A builder has covered over the stopcock and earth bonding fixing to the water main while installing a vanity unit, which now makes both the stopcock and earthing connection inaccessible. Is this acceptable?
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7 Answers
DEACON ELECTRICAL SERVICES
Rating: 5 out of 5
No. Must have seen this a hundred times. You need access to both.
Answered28 April 2022
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Anonymous user
Hi,
im guessing the stop tap is behind the vanity unit panel, if it is and you have a good idea where the stop tap is you can make a round hole with a hole saw around 50mm that should give u enough access if you ever need to turn it off. If you do try it yourself use ur drill on slow speed and low force once you have made try not to use a pilot bit instead use the hole saw at an angle to start off with.
last thing you want to do is damage the piping.
Answered28 April 2022
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W M Maintenance Engineer
Rating: 4.6 out of 5
This is totally care less action , stopcock has to be accessible and easy to reach for any one in case of emergency leak or other accident with the water supply in the property , earth bonding is not that great mistake as most of the new main supply pipes is plastic pipe , but its good practice to have earth pounding at every pipe specially gas pipe .
So yes stopcock is the problem that need to look after .
Answered28 April 2022
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Eaton heating and plumbing
Rating: 5 out of 5
No . Its liveable as long as you have access to your outside stopcock but not advised
Answered26 April 2022
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Anonymous user
Definitely not
Answered26 April 2022
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D & R Property and Plumbing Maintenance
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
you should have used a qualified plumber not a builder.
Answered26 April 2022
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