Hi,

I recently turned off the main water shut off valve outside the house
to replaced a bad toilet water valve. The main water shut off valve
wouldn't turn off completely but water pressure was reduced quite a
bit.

However, after the job was done, when I turn the main shut off valve
counter-clockwise to turn the water back on, it seems water pressure
does not increase, so now I'm stuck with slow running water - it
appears water pressure doesn't change whether I turn the shut off valve
either direction.

I guess I have a bad main shut off valve? How do I replace the main
shut off valve (globe valve) or is this a job for the professionals?

ouch, that was a pro job when mine went bad. but, lemme see if i have
this right, where i live we have the water company supply line that
comes down the street, then a branch off that leads to a pit in the
yard and there's a shutoff valve there that the water company can get
to with a 6 foot long tool. everything closer to the house than that
valve is my responsibility, so there's a line from that valve, that
comes into the basement, then there's a shutoff valve in my basement,
which is a horseshoe-shaped valve (it has a proper name which escapes
me) and that's the valve that's metered. if your on city water and
that's the valve you're talking about, then i think it's time to call a
plumber. if so, you could have them put in another valve (on the house
side of the one that's broken) too so when you want to shut off the
whole house you don't have to mess with the metered valve.

if the valve you're talking about is the one that would correspond to
my valve in the pit in the yard, here that's the water company's
problem and they'll fix it.

if you're not messing with a meter you can do whatever, but is there a
place farther up the line where you can turn the water off yourself ?

whether you do it or a plumber, if the supply pipe is old beware of
cracking it. in my old place whatever raving lunatic plumbed the house
had done so in such a way as to place the weight of the valve and
section of pipe above it on the supply line coming into the basement
fom the pit. after decades of that i think it weakened the pipe so
when the pkumbed went to replace the metered valve he had to cut the
threaded part off and rethread the pipe before beginning.

You should also ask at alt.home.repair

Bonnie

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Hi,

I recently turned off the main water shut off valve outside the house
to replaced a bad toilet water valve. The main water shut off valve
wouldn't turn off completely but water pressure was reduced quite a
bit.

However, after the job was done, when I turn the main shut off valve
counter-clockwise to turn the water back on, it seems water pressure
does not increase, so now I'm stuck with slow running water - it
appears water pressure doesn't change whether I turn the shut off valve
either direction.

I guess I have a bad main shut off valve? How do I replace the main
shut off valve (globe valve) or is this a job for the professionals?

wrote:
Hi,

I recently turned off the main water shut off valve outside the house
to replaced a bad toilet water valve. The main water shut off valve
wouldn't turn off completely but water pressure was reduced quite a
bit.

However, after the job was done, when I turn the main shut off valve
counter-clockwise to turn the water back on, it seems water pressure
does not increase, so now I'm stuck with slow running water - it
appears water pressure doesn't change whether I turn the shut off valve
either direction.

I guess I have a bad main shut off valve? How do I replace the main
shut off valve (globe valve) or is this a job for the professionals?


Start with a phone call to the water utility. They *may* offer
to do it, or maybe shut off the curb stop for you, or suggest
who would best do the work.

Jim

thanks for all the suggestions..

this is the valve located right underneath the yard faucet facing the
street.. would this kind of stuff usually be covered by home warranty
or no?


Speedy Jim wrote:
wrote:
Hi,

I recently turned off the main water shut off valve outside the
house
to replaced a bad toilet water valve. The main water shut off valve
wouldn't turn off completely but water pressure was reduced quite a
bit.

However, after the job was done, when I turn the main shut off
valve
counter-clockwise to turn the water back on, it seems water
pressure
does not increase, so now I'm stuck with slow running water - it
appears water pressure doesn't change whether I turn the shut off
valve
either direction.

I guess I have a bad main shut off valve? How do I replace the main
shut off valve (globe valve) or is this a job for the
professionals?


Start with a phone call to the water utility. They *may* offer
to do it, or maybe shut off the curb stop for you, or suggest
who would best do the work.

Jim

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wrote:

Hi,

I recently turned off the main water shut off valve outside the house
to replaced a bad toilet water valve. The main water shut off valve
wouldn't turn off completely but water pressure was reduced quite a
bit.

I guess I have a bad main shut off valve? How do I replace the main
shut off valve (globe valve) or is this a job for the professionals?


I have a similar problem - except I cannot shut off the water at my
shutoff (I have to use a meter key on the city side). Two different
plumbers advised me that trying to replace the valve might lead to
wholesale pipe replacement because my pipe is galvanized and very old.
They both advised me not to attempt to fix the shutoff unless I was
willing to allow the job to escalate considerably (re piping).

So you might want to consider the age, type of pipe and condition before
you get in over your head.

If the pipe is contemporary copper etc. it would be much easier to fix.

Roland