"Adam Preble" wrote in message
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Awhile back I had asked where I might have a water shutoff on my property.
Looking at the hints, the only one I can find is the municipal one undera
manhole cover just off of my property. Of course, the city doesn't want
me to play with it. The only way for me to do some plumbing improvements
is to have the city shut it off, and have them turn it on a few hours
later--and hope everything is OK.

I don't like this idea and was thinking about the work required to install
a shutoff. It sounds like a PITA that isn't cheap to do. Recently, I had
thought about the work that goes into installing a water softener, and I
wonder if I could exploit that to add a shutoff. I assume I could keep a
water main shutoff inside the garage this way, next to a water softener.
It seems like the most convenient way to go about it, but I wondered if
there are some perils in doing this.

Logical way to do things. I have a shutoff just ahead of my water softener
that can shut off all water to the house. Really convenient. I use it to
turn water off for repairs, new faucets, etc. It also permits me to turn
off the house water if I am gone for a week or two. Outside water for lawn
sprinklers and hose taps remains on since they branch off the line ahead of
the valve.

SJF