A valve used to stop the flow of liquid in a pipe.
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After closing the stop valves, be sure to check that they have shut off the water flow completely - older valves that haven't been used in a while may stick in the partially open position.
When he was 30 metres away from the scene, the hydrant burst and he rushed to find a stop valve to shut the water off, which he managed to do after about ten minutes.
Before it gets really cold, make sure you know where your water stop valve is - so that if the worst comes to the worst and a pipe does burst, you can turn the water off quickly.
If this is not possible, turn the water supply off at the stop valve and drain the system down or leave a key with a neighbour in case a problem arises.
I can't even remember if the problem to do with the header tank and the problem to do with the ballcock stop valve were connected.
He ran from the immediate vicinity to find a stop valve to turn the water off.
Consumers are asked to identify the location of stop valves which will greatly facilitate the speed of installing meters.
Turn the water off at the stop valve that is on the line to the outside (you may have just installed one).
First, shut the water to the toilet, using the stop valve that comes out of the wall or the floor below the left side of the tank.
Definition of stop valve in US English:
stop valve
noun
A valve used to stop the flow of liquid in a pipe.
断流阀
Example sentencesExamples
Turn the water off at the stop valve that is on the line to the outside (you may have just installed one).
He ran from the immediate vicinity to find a stop valve to turn the water off.
When he was 30 metres away from the scene, the hydrant burst and he rushed to find a stop valve to shut the water off, which he managed to do after about ten minutes.
Before it gets really cold, make sure you know where your water stop valve is - so that if the worst comes to the worst and a pipe does burst, you can turn the water off quickly.
I can't even remember if the problem to do with the header tank and the problem to do with the ballcock stop valve were connected.
If this is not possible, turn the water supply off at the stop valve and drain the system down or leave a key with a neighbour in case a problem arises.
Consumers are asked to identify the location of stop valves which will greatly facilitate the speed of installing meters.
First, shut the water to the toilet, using the stop valve that comes out of the wall or the floor below the left side of the tank.
After closing the stop valves, be sure to check that they have shut off the water flow completely - older valves that haven't been used in a while may stick in the partially open position.