Anyone Know About Underground Water Stopcocks?

[ProDave]

I need three  underground stopcocks. 

These look cheap on ebay  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350946873303?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 

These look just like what Scottish Water supply as the customer isolation valve and they house a water meter.

My question is, can I use these without a water meter just as a stopcock?  i.e do they come with, or can you buy a blanking plug to screw in, in place of the water meter?

EDIT

Link corrected

 

[Sidewinder]

Can't get the link to work, looks like it's had a chunk taken out of the middle!

 

[ProDave]

Link corrected. Try now.

 

[Manator]

ALTERNATIVELY THEY CAN BE USED AS A SHUT OFF DEVICE WITH THE OPTION TO FIT A
METER AT A LATER DATE

 

[ProDave]

ALTERNATIVELY THEY CAN BE USED AS A SHUT OFF DEVICE WITH THE OPTION TO FIT A

METER AT A LATER DATE

Yes, but when I asked the seller if the blanking plug comes with them, he didn't know and didn't know where you would get one or what it was called.

I want to be a bit more more certain before I buy them.

 

[Manator]

Ahh, i am sure the thread size would be common?

 

[Sidewinder]

I'd be confident the ports will be BSP threaded for the meter.

 

[ProDave]

My concern is the meter is described as "concentric" so presumably the flow in and out are a small pipe inside a big pipe. So it may be a fancy special plug needed.

I'll try a different seller and see if he knows more about what he is selling.

 

[Sidewinder]

PD,

Try this see if it helps?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=concentric+water+meter+adaptor&rlz=1C1LENP_enGB514GB516&oq=concentric+water&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0l5.7660j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8

 

[Apache]

Dave, I'm sure a man of your calibre can manage to bung up a hole. a two part epoxy putty, fibreglass pannel repair for cars etc would do the job fine, even if you can't get a proper plug.

They are cheap, I'd just order them.

 

[NozSpark]

TBH it sounds like the seller gets them sent direct from his supplier to his customer..

I.e. never touches them

 

[Sharpend]

I'll see my plumber on Monday Dave see if I can get hold of some for you.

 

[ProDave]

Well there are two people selling them on the bay at the moment.

The second one has confirmed they do come with the blanking plug already so can be used as a stopcock just as they are.

So although he's £1 dearer, he gets my custom because he knows a bit more about what he is selling.

 

[dave2]

Dave

When I built my first house all I did was Dig a hole for the water company to make their connection.

The meter is less than 100mm diameter.

I then got a piece of 150mm waste pipe and set this over the meter. Cut the waste pipe to the required level and just buy the cap to cover.

Job done.

 

[ProDave]

this isn't for the water company. It's my own internal water "distribution network"

I'm going to have three of these, all downstream of the water Co's stopcock and meter.  One will feed a standpipe, one will feed a static caravan, and the third will go off to feed the house (when it's built).  So each can be isolated independently.

 

[dave2]

Can you not have 2 tee pieces and an elbow from the supply side with stopcock and meter for each of the distribution pipes and enclose them all in the same underground chamber?