Yeah, I don't think I'll attempt it. As I said the one time I did try
it (another house) the wrench bent & the valve didn't budge. I'll try
snugging down the nut on the valve stem, then go from there.

Dan

MLD wrote:



Don't be tempted to shut off the curb water yourself. My shutoff valve also
leaked and I replaced it with a ball valve. My plumber refused to shut off
the outside water "too many bad tings happen". When the city shut off the
water the shaft extension (from ground to the valve underground) broke in
half. Result was that they had to tear up the street to get at the valve,
install a new shaft extension, fill the hole and re-hot top the street.
Plumber made the right decision.
MLD