How I Shut off Mains Water with this weird tool (No stopcock required)

How to use a squeeze off tool on MDPE mains water pipe. This is a useful technique when you need to isolate the water supply and there is no external stopcock available. It is also safer and easier than freezing the pipe, which can cause damage or leaks.

You will need a squeeze off tool that is suitable for the size and type of your pipe, and some basic tools like a wrench, a marker, and a tape measure.
This is a simple and effective way to temporarily stop the water flow without cutting the pipe or affecting the water quality. It can save you time and money, and prevent potential problems.

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[TizerWales]

Very informative and well explained. Knowing that the pipe can be compressed was worth it alone watching this video.
Thanks.

[RAdcock-rsnx]

A lot of people think squeeze-offs damage the pipe - THEY DON'T when used properly. When I worked for a major water supply company our pipework gangs used squeeze-off tools. From memory, I they said the biggest pipe they could squeeze was 180mm (with a hydraulically operated version)

[pedrosmits]

We use couplers made by Hawle for that kind of transitions. It’s an better solution, no threads, no leaks. Also curious why you did use a straight coupler, or a more gentle bend, instead of a knee. Also there are brass couplers available for that kind of pipe, you can make a better transition to copper. Even brass couplers with build-in shutoff valves (90 degrees) are available. I just don’t understand why you couldn’t shutoff the main, it’s a 2 minute job. That farm/neighbour can handle a few minutes without any water pressure. But great tool, if there’s no other alternative, to shutdown the pressure. 👍

[tracer]

I use this tool all the time for Speedfit, Hep20 and any other types of plastic pipe. Never had any issues, I always use a set of adjustable grips to ensure that the tube is round afterwards. It doesn’t even have to be very tight at all to stop the flow. I tried it on various scrap pipes as tight as I could get it and it doesn’t split the pipes.

[quackassassin]

Just screw the thing backwards gently if you have any type of dexterity at all you will feel the click when the threads align. Also you never screw a metal male into a plastic female because of over-tightening causing the plastic to split if you must do it, you use a worm gear clamp over the plastic Fe so that the stress on the plastic cannot exceed what it can handle allowing it to split. This method is for temporary installs only, like 5:00 on a Friday when you don't have the right parts in the bin. For permanent installations you must always use a plastic male into a metal female. Just a bit of advice from a quarter century multi-million dollar property new construction plumber down in Florida USA

[jamesthomas]

Every good digger driver has one of them behind the seat just in case! 😉

[privatechannel]

We used* to use a huge version to clamp off Gas pipes (the yellow ones)
*i left 20 years ago. So not sure if they still do.

[stevenbell]

You could have just folded to pipe over to stop the water. Just once in the same place mind you.

[cmclewee]

Be even easier if you just turned off the water at the company stop valve in the street.

[patterdalezipsuzilil]

So its a plastic compression fitting 😂

[stevetravels]

Why in the world are you wearing latex gloves ??? What are you?? a proctologist ???