A PHD24 home-safety challenge

Can you find the stop tap before the house floods?

A pipe has burst. Search the rooms and shut off the water before 45 seconds runs out.

45 seconds 4 rooms 1 hidden stop tap

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Time remaining

45s

Flood level 0%

Burst pipe alert

Find the stop tap!

Search every corner. It may be low down or behind a door.

Kitchen

Dave knows

You found it with time to spare.

Do you know where the stop tap is in your own home?

Dave’s tip: Turn a stop tap slowly and never force it. If it is stuck or will not shut off, contact a qualified plumber.

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In an emergency: stay calm, keep clear of electrics and turn off the water only if it is safe.

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Know it before you need it

It is often under the kitchen sink, but it may be in a cupboard, downstairs toilet, utility room, garage, under the stairs or in a cellar.

Find it. Check it. Label it.

WaterSafe advises householders to know where their internal stop tap is and check regularly that it operates. Turn it slowly and never force it.