pfucking load of crap

[fazersharp]

Just buy a stopcock key, less than a tenner(B&Q, Screwfix etc) and turn the water supply to your house, off in the street. :thumbup

I made one once out of a piece of square metal tube that you build shelve systems with and cut a notch out of it to fit over the tap. Although I did end up snapping the tap head off and they had to come out and replace it with a modern plastic one -- oh and also replace the lampost which was concrete and too close to the hole  :lol . Since the new fitting I have found that I can just reach it with my hand to turn off.