seacock valve handle

[gordmac]

Anyone know where I am likely to get a handle for a seacock? The handle has rusted away on one of my toilet ones. It is a ball valve (CR) on a fitting. Seems daft that the handles are mild steel!

 

[VicS]

ASAP supplies ????

 

[Zagato]

Might be worth getting a new seacock if the handle is that bad!

 

[prv]

Might be worth getting a new seacock if the handle is that bad!

The steel handles do rust quite quickly if they're getting wet; I'm sure the rest of the valve is probably fine.

Pete

 

[pvb]

Anyone know where I am likely to get a handle for a seacock? The handle has rusted away on one of my toilet ones. It is a ball valve (CR) on a fitting. Seems daft that the handles are mild steel!

Is it this sort of handle?

http://www.midlandchandlers.co.uk/Products/PlumbingGas/BallValves/AV335.aspx

 

[Rossynant]

Any plumbing store or such. Just a valve handle... Possible to get stainless, or galvanized, no idea what stores in UK. Just check the handle mount, some are not standard, best idea to take one (or another one...) to compare. The hole is most important.

Proper seacocks come with stainless or bronze handles... so might be good idea to check what's the stuff there.
You may get a good one http://www.deepblueyachtsupply.co.uk/valves/bronze-ball-valves/ModelNumber/00BBV100FS
or just a handle http://www.deepblueyachtsupply.co.uk/valves/seacock-replacement-handles/ModelNumber/BBVKIT75LP

 

[gordmac]

Thanks, will try a plumbing shop the next time I am anywhere near one.

 

[nigelmercier]

Does it say Italy on the handle?

 

[TiggerToo]

Thanks, will try a plumbing shop the next time I am anywhere near one.

If you find somewhere in the UK that actually sells handles (preferably SS), let me know. I have tried and failed. Everyone wants to sell me teh complete cocks.

 

[colind3782]

I have the same problem with a handle on a seacock located behind the heads. It looks very much like the previous owner wasn't very accurate!. I'll probably just take the handle home and fabricate one in s/s.

 

[gordmac]

Does it say Italy on the handle?

The handle is gone, completely rusted away. I just left it open.
There has to be a pound or two in selling handles.

 

[prv]

I'll probably just take the handle home and fabricate one in s/s.

+1 that's what I'd do. Not hard to saw out the shape, drill a hole, and file it square. But there would seem to be a small market for ready-made ones that's not being filled.

Pete

 

[nigelmercier]

If you find somewhere in the UK that actually sells handles (preferably SS), let me know. I have tried and failed. Everyone wants to sell me teh complete cocks.

I've bought several of the ones in my Italy picture, I'll try to remember where ...

 

[TiggerToo]

.... Not hard to saw out the shape, drill a hole, and file it square. But there would seem to be a small market ....

Hi Pete,
are you offering to fill this gap? You might have customer No 1 here.

 

[prv]

Hi Pete,
are you offering to fill this gap? You might have customer No 1 here.

Sorry, no. If I started doing work for other people as well as my own, I'd never get this boat back into commission

Pete

 

[TiggerToo]

ASAP supplies ????

just got a reply from them - to an enquiry about supplying just handles. The jist of it is: " No, we don't supply replacement handles. The new seacocks we now sell come with SS handles which last longer"... i.e. if you have the older cocks whose handles were made of mild steel, you are stuffed...

The American chandlery mentioned (deepblue yacht supply) was more helpful. I just need to send them the sizes....

 

[tudorsailor]

I bought stainless steel handles from Aquafax. They have square hole so should fit

Tudorsailor

 

[Bojangles]

Just posted this reply on another similar thread, Kip Marina chandlers have the replacement red handles in stock (not sure what size though)

 

[nigelmercier]

Just posted this reply on another similar thread...

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?355152-Replacement-seacock-handle-wanted

 

[TiggerToo]

The American chandlery mentioned (deepblue yacht supply) was more helpful. I just need to send them the sizes....

except that the costs of deliver FAR outweigh the actual costs of the handles. I am waiting for some US-based friend to come over and act as courier....