But then again, you can sue the plumber and get filthy rich.

And all the plumbers and their electrical and hvac buddies will rush
to your house at your every call just dying for the opportunity
because they love you so much.

Les




On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:20:30 -0400, "Robert Fenster"
wrote:

You understand it exactly as it happened.

Apparently, what appeared as the shut off not working was still some water
in the pipes. Had I let the downstaris sink run longer, the "seeming leak
in the shut-off " would have alleviated itslef.

I do not understand how a shutoff north of the PRV is useful all. If by
turing off the main water, and running the basement sink, i could
"virtually" drain the system without a shutoff isolating the PRV.

Thanks for the feed back.


"Toller" wrote in message
...
I am confused.

You had a leaking pressure reduction (relief?) valve. You tried to turn
off
the main shut off (which presumably was before the PRV?), but it did not
shut off completely.
You had the water shut off at the street.

A plumber came out. He replaced the PRV and added a new shutoff after
(above?) the PRV. He also reported the original shutoff was okay.

Is that what happened, or do I have it wrong?

I can't see much use for a shutoff after the PRV, unless there is
something
unusual about your plumbing. Why did he want to be able to isolate the
PRV?
(I suppose it might be easier to replace the PRV the next time because the
water wouldn't be running back from the house, but he could have asked you
if you wanted it done that way rather than just doing it; it is not
routine.)

I also can't see how he could say there was nothing wrong with your main
shutoff if you were unable to get it to work. Do you mean he fixed it
rather than replacing it, or was it just fine the way it was?

I installed a PRV last year. My main shutoff didn't work completely, so I
added a second shutoff BEFORE the new PRV so I wouldn't have to use the
original shutoff again. (soldering the new shutoff on was a challenge,
but
that's a whole other issue) In my case adding a new shutoff after the PRV
would have been a waste of money because I could use faucets in the
basement
to drain the system.