Hello everyone,
I’m not currently building a house, as ours has been standing for about 200 years. But there is always something to work on, and that goes for me as well.
In our garden, there are water taps that were previously connected to the domestic water supply but have been shut off for a few years now by a ball valve. We now want to operate these taps using the garden pump.
The trench is not open yet because I want to gather some information first before digging up the pathway made of setts for several days while waiting for answers. So everything is a bit tentative for now. Sorry about that!
I’m assuming the worst case, that I won’t find any existing threaded connections or that I won’t be able to reuse them. I expect the pipe to be either steel or copper. So I thought about sealing the pipe with a compression fitting – the pipe to the domestic water supply is already secured by the ball valve and a check valve (this was probably installed professionally). The main point is that if I want to use it again later, it should be sealed well enough for now.
Can you tell me if I can simply close off the pipe like this, and do I need to solder or weld it to ensure it’s leak-proof? Or is it enough to just slip the fitting over the pipe and tighten it? This is how I know it works with polyethylene (PE) pipes, which I use for my garden irrigation and also want to use here.
Is there anything special I should consider or any other advice?
Many thanks and best regards
Felix
I’m not currently building a house, as ours has been standing for about 200 years. But there is always something to work on, and that goes for me as well.
In our garden, there are water taps that were previously connected to the domestic water supply but have been shut off for a few years now by a ball valve. We now want to operate these taps using the garden pump.
The trench is not open yet because I want to gather some information first before digging up the pathway made of setts for several days while waiting for answers. So everything is a bit tentative for now. Sorry about that!
I’m assuming the worst case, that I won’t find any existing threaded connections or that I won’t be able to reuse them. I expect the pipe to be either steel or copper. So I thought about sealing the pipe with a compression fitting – the pipe to the domestic water supply is already secured by the ball valve and a check valve (this was probably installed professionally). The main point is that if I want to use it again later, it should be sealed well enough for now.
Can you tell me if I can simply close off the pipe like this, and do I need to solder or weld it to ensure it’s leak-proof? Or is it enough to just slip the fitting over the pipe and tighten it? This is how I know it works with polyethylene (PE) pipes, which I use for my garden irrigation and also want to use here.
Is there anything special I should consider or any other advice?
Many thanks and best regards
Felix
Thank you very much for your reply. That’s a good idea. I would proceed that way then. The valves are recessed into the floor inside a box in the barn. I would simply cut the pipe, unscrew the loose part from the valve, and, as you suggested, put the plug on it. Opening up the entire stone slab floor all the way to the stable would be too much work for me, especially since I don’t know exactly how it runs.
Thank you again and best regards
Felix
Thank you again and best regards
Felix