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PS: Had the same problems with the sewer clean out and the main water
line coming into the house. Paid a very high price for the plumber to
find those under emergency conditions.


Follow the water pipes that exit the house

That is how hubby and I located 3 buried valves around our condo, except
that the
irrigation lines are reclaimed water and never enter the house. We used
a metal
detector, which my husband is very experienced with, to no avail. Tried
listening for
sound of water in pipe. Tried digging based on logic of the layout for
valves that were not
buried. Finally, found a pipe running beyond a valve near the main
supply - we followed that
pipe, digging about every 3 feet to follow it. Fortunately, it's
Florida and they aren't buried
deep.

We also had a missing sewer cleanout, until the main sewer line plugged
and started backing
up. One of the plumbers was an old timer and remembered exactly where
the main cleanout was.
God bless plumbers )