On May 27, 1:43*pm, willshak wrote:
james wrote the following: I want to turn off my water main to repair an outside faucet. Do I
have to shutdown the water heater first? And after I turn the water
back on, do I have to do something to "reboot" the water heater?

After you repair what is wrong with the outside faucet, put a shutoff
valve in the line so you don't have to shut down the whole house next time.
Unless there is a shutoff valve there already and you can't find it.
I have multiple shut off valves for everything that dispenses water in
the house. Besides the ones under the sinks, bath, shower, toilets, or
outside faucets, I have separate shut off valves in the source lines in
the basement. If I have to remove the water softener, I have shutoff and
bypass valves going into and out off the water softener, so the rest of
the house does not have to do without water. It's similar to the the
breaker box. You don't have to shut off the main breaker to repair an
outlet, fixture, or switch.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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"After you repair what is wrong with the outside faucet, put a
shutoff valve in the line..."

Why can't he put the shutoff valve in first? ;-)