THE ‘INTELLIGENT’ AUTOMATIC STOPCOCK • GUARDS AGAINST FLOOD DAMAGE 24 HOURS / DAY • MONITORS WATER FLOW AND TERMINATES MAINS WATER SUPPLY IF UNUSUAL CONTINUAL FLOW OF WATER OCCURS (BURST PIPE RISK) • TERMINATES WATER IF NO WATER FLOW FOR PRE-SET TIME PERIOD(VACANT PROPERTY) • MONITORS AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND TERMINATES WATER SUPPLY IF THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW 3 DEGREES CENTIGRADE (RISK OF FREEZING) • MANUAL WATER SWITCH SITUATED AT A LOCATION OF YOUR CHOICE ALLOWING YOU TO TURN THE MAINS WATER ON / OFF MANUALLY WITH EASE • OVER-RIDE SWITCH ENABLING YOU TO HAVE CONTINUOUS WATER (WASH CAR / WATER GARDEN) • DESIGNED AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN • WRAS and BSI APPROVED VALVES • CONFORMS TO POINT 16 OF “LIFETIME HOMES DESIGN” CRITERIA • 10 YEAR GUARANTEE AVOID THIS BY USING THIS
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THE ‘INTELLIGENT’ AUTOMATIC STOPCOCK
• GUARDS AGAINST FLOOD DAMAGE 24 HOURS / DAY • MONITORS WATER FLOW AND TERMINATES MAINS WATER
SUPPLY IF UNUSUAL CONTINUAL FLOW OF WATER OCCURS
(BURST PIPE RISK) • TERMINATES WATER IF NO WATER FLOW FOR PRE-SET TIME
PERIOD(VACANT PROPERTY) • MONITORS AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND TERMINATES WATER
SUPPLY IF THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW 3 DEGREES
CENTIGRADE (RISK OF FREEZING) • MANUAL WATER SWITCH SITUATED AT A LOCATION OF YOUR
CHOICE ALLOWING YOU TO TURN THE MAINS WATER ON / OFF MANUALLY WITH EASE
• OVER-RIDE SWITCH ENABLING YOU TO HAVE CONTINUOUS WATER (WASH CAR / WATER GARDEN)
• DESIGNED AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN • WRAS and BSI APPROVED VALVES
• CONFORMS TO POINT 16 OF “LIFETIME HOMES DESIGN” CRITERIA
In the UK properties are supplied, almost without exception, with water via a
mains water feed supply coming directly into the property separated only by a
manual stopcock which is left open. This method of supply leaves the property
vulnerable to an internal flood if there is a breach in the internal water system leaving up to 1,000 liters of water per hour to flood into the property via the
mains water supply.
Recent winters have seen an increase in the number of instances where
internal flooding has taken place and due to the ever increasing cost of repair
the monetary damage has been astronomical – totalling over £1 billion in 2011
according to AXA Home Insurance statistics.
Recent “escape of water” statistics show:-
• Nearly 1 in 5 claims made on Buildings and contents insurance are
caused by escape of water*
• An estimated 9.7 billion litres of water per year are lost through leaking
domestic appliances*
• An Escape of water claim is 3 times more likely than a theft claim and 13
times more likely than a fire claim**
• Average contents claims are £6100 and the average buildings claims are £19,200
*Research by Homeserve 2009
** Data from AXA Home Insurance claims statistics.
Product History
Apart from the risk of massive internal flooding a manual stopcock device
installed in a property (as above) has the following inherent problems:
• Location – Usually located at the back of cupboards or in a location that
is hard to get to in an emergency. In fact many homeowners do not know where their stopcock is located.
• Operation – Due to the material and low usage of a stopcock, in many
cases it has seized up and will not operate when needed most.
It is against the above backdrop that the Autostopcock invention was first
conceived in 1993 by William Visser, an electrical engineer by trade.
Originally designed to overcome the challenges above, the product was manufactured as an electrical switch, situated remotely from the mains water
valve, making it easy for a homeowner to turn their mains water on and off.