Capping off an old hot fill pipe

[princeperch]

Need to cap off the old hot fill pipe- confused with the options toolstation are presenting me with - do I need a brass cap or a blanking disc?! Or both??

Ta

[jas xjr]

You have a gate valve there already so once you remove the washing machine hose , just leave the gate valve turned off. Alternatively you can buy a piece that just screws into the gate valve

[silversurfer1]

i cant see a gate valve, turn the washing machine valve off and get yourself a 3/4" cap end to screw on the end

ss

[dirkgently]

silversurfer1 said:

i cant see a gate valve, turn the washing machine valve off and get yourself a 3/4" cap end to screw on the end

ss

This, just put a washing machine hose washer into the cap. Never trust a valve as a stop end.

[R1 Indy]

I wouldn't use a valve as a stop end! For the sake of a quid get a proper compression stop end.

I visited a customer of mine a few months ago who had a flooded house, as some idiot had used an inline valve as a stop end under the floor board. Eventually the vibrations caused the valve to open!!!

http://www.screwfix.com/p/stop-end-15mm-pack-of-2/... is what I would fit in place of the inline tap.

[Rickyy]

Stick one of these on the valve and use the washer from the redundant hose between the cap and valve.

http://m.screwfix.com/p/bsp-blank-nut/39553?filter...

[p1esk]

For 'gate' valve, should we read 'globe' valve? Either way, it's just a stop valve, but I would prefer that the open end of a valve be capped (unless it's a relief valve!) to give better protection against leaks.

[princeperch]

Thanks all.