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Water Cutoff
Is there an easy way to find the water cutoff for my house?
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"Bill" wrote in message oups.com... Is there an easy way to find the water cutoff for my house? The one inside your house or the one the utility shuts off when you don't pay your water bill? |
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Not without getting up from the computer and looking for it.
"Bill" wrote in message oups.com... Is there an easy way to find the water cutoff for my house? |
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I don't have a cutoff in the house for the shower that's why I need to
find the outside cutoff. In the past I have usually found one in the front yard close to a hydrant but not here. I know I could cut the water off at the water meter if I had a key to unlock the box but I don't. |
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There is probably a shut off very near to the water meter, possible one on
both sides. "Bill" wrote in message ups.com... I don't have a cutoff in the house for the shower that's why I need to find the outside cutoff. In the past I have usually found one in the front yard close to a hydrant but not here. I know I could cut the water off at the water meter if I had a key to unlock the box but I don't. |
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Water Cutoff
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I don't have a cutoff in the house for the shower that's why I need to find the outside cutoff. In the past I have usually found one in the front yard close to a hydrant but not here. I know I could cut the water off at the water meter if I had a key to unlock the box but I don't. You got a bolt cutter? |
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On 31 Dec 2005 13:36:14 -0800, "Bill" wrote:
I don't have a cutoff in the house for the shower that's why I need to find the outside cutoff. In the past I have usually found one in the front yard close to a hydrant but not here. I know I could cut the water off at the water meter if I had a key to unlock the box but I don't. My house has where the water line comes in. It's outside (next to a faucet) and has a L-shaped handle sticking out of the ground, which is stuck and won't turn. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin |
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Bill wrote: I don't have a cutoff in the house for the shower that's why I need to find the outside cutoff. In the past I have usually found one in the front yard close to a hydrant but not here. I know I could cut the water off at the water meter if I had a key to unlock the box but I don't. You are asking us? Draw a straight line from the water meter to the house. The shutoff valve should be on that line, possibly close to the water heater? (the HOT water heater, as some simple souls call it). |
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Bill wrote:
I don't have a cutoff in the house for the shower that's why I need to find the outside cutoff. In the past I have usually found one in the front yard close to a hydrant but not here. I know I could cut the water off at the water meter if I had a key to unlock the box but I don't. Do you have a crawlspace or basement or is the house built on a slab. If the former there should be a valve where the pipe enters crawlspace or basement. If the former there is possibly one near where the pipe reaches the house. |
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