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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
I needed to replace an outside faucet that went to the garden hose.
So turned off the water supply using valve out by the sidewalk that goes to my house. Water stopped OK. Replaced faucet OK. Now when I turn the water main back to the ON position the entire house still has NO WATER. I have left the main ON for about an hour now with faucets all closed off in case the pipes needed to fill up or something, but still no water - none- not even a dribble. I have repeatedly turned the main on and off - still no water. Could the valve be stuck in some way - it feels OK when I turn it back and forth. Could something have been dislodged like mineral buildup that blocks the line? This is a two story house. Anyone have any ideas whats going wrong here? |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
wrote in message oups.com... I needed to replace an outside faucet that went to the garden hose. So turned off the water supply using valve out by the sidewalk that goes to my house. Water stopped OK. Replaced faucet OK. Now when I turn the water main back to the ON position the entire house still has NO WATER. I have left the main ON for about an hour now with faucets all closed off in case the pipes needed to fill up or something, but still no water - none- not even a dribble. I have repeatedly turned the main on and off - still no water. Could the valve be stuck in some way - it feels OK when I turn it back and forth. Could something have been dislodged like mineral buildup that blocks the line? This is a two story house. Anyone have any ideas whats going wrong here? The valve may have stuck closed at the meter - it happens especially when the valve is left open for decades at a time. As for turning on the water, you need to leave a faucet OPEN when the water is off so that air can be pushed out - but even so I would expect some water flow. Open the lowest and the highest cold water faucet in the house and try again. |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
i now find that I can turn the valve open forever - it does not hit any stop point. This fits with the idea that the gate has broken off the end of the stem and is stuck in place. Who owns this valve? Is it my cost to fix it - its the one between the meter and the house - comes after the water company shutoff vale on the meter. Bet its me huh? If so should i just calla plumber and not bother the water company? This will require a digout and valve replacement I guess...any idea what this will cost? |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
yep utility says i am on the hook for it SO how tuff is it to fix this? Its in a 6" diameter PVC tube about 18" below ground. So I will have to dig a hole around it to work. Is this a threaded coupling on each side of the valve or what? I am fairly handy and have done a lot of other home repair and carpentry stuff - not alot of plumbing though (just replaced 2 outside faucets which led to this problem),. So is this something I could do myself or leave it to the pros? |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
wrote in message oups.com... i now find that I can turn the valve open forever - it does not hit any stop point. This fits with the idea that the gate has broken off the end of the stem and is stuck in place. Who owns this valve? Is it my cost to fix it - its the one between the meter and the house - comes after the water company shutoff vale on the meter. Bet its me huh? If so should i just calla plumber and not bother the water company? This will require a digout and valve replacement I guess...any idea what this will cost? Before calling anyone, try pushing the valve stem in. If it moves, push in and turn the valve to open I had a similar problem and that fixed it for me. Well, maybe not really "fixed", but the water came back on after the valve opened. It that does not work, the valve will have to be repaired or replaced at your expense. A plumber can either turn the main off or contact your water department to do so. |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
wrote in message ups.com... yep utility says i am on the hook for it SO how tuff is it to fix this? Its in a 6" diameter PVC tube about 18" below ground. So I will have to dig a hole around it to work. 18"???? You must live in the deep south! Is this a threaded coupling on each side of the valve or what? I am fairly handy and have done a lot of other home repair and carpentry stuff - not alot of plumbing though (just replaced 2 outside faucets which led to this problem),. So is this something I could do myself or leave it to the pros? When you take the valve off you will have full pressure running off it. Suggest the pros on this one as it requires special equipment to contain the pressure as the valve is replaced. You can save some money by doing the digging yourself. |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water mainback On
Mike Dobony wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... SNIP When you take the valve off you will have full pressure running off it. Suggest the pros on this one as it requires special equipment to contain the pressure as the valve is replaced. You can save some money by doing the digging yourself. No. He says there is a utility shutoff on the other side of the meter. |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
On 17 Dec 2006 16:20:10 -0800, wrote:
I needed to replace an outside faucet that went to the garden hose. So turned off the water supply using valve out by the sidewalk that goes to my house. Water stopped OK. Replaced faucet OK. Now when I turn the water main back to the ON position the entire house still has NO WATER. I have left the main ON for about an hour now with faucets all closed off in case the pipes needed to fill up or something, but still no water - none- not even a dribble. I have repeatedly turned the main on and off - still no water. Could the valve be stuck in some way - it feels OK when I turn it back and forth. Could something have been dislodged like mineral buildup that blocks the line? This is a two story house. Anyone have any ideas whats going wrong here? IMHO, with the water off, install an inside isolation valve. Curb valves can be differcult sometimes. later, tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
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I needed to replace an outside faucet that went to the garden hose. So turned off the water supply using valve out by the sidewalk that goes to my house. Water stopped OK. Replaced faucet OK. Now when I turn the water main back to the ON position the entire house still has NO WATER. I have left the main ON for about an hour now with faucets all closed off in case the pipes needed to fill up or something, but still no water - none- not even a dribble. I have repeatedly turned the main on and off - still no water. Could the valve be stuck in some way - it feels OK when I turn it back and forth. Could something have been dislodged like mineral buildup that blocks the line? This is a two story house. Anyone have any ideas whats going wrong here? See my recent thread "gate valves" in which I said simply "gate valves suck." I suspect you'll agree? If so, sorry to hear of the failure of your main cutoff valve. :-\ -- -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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HELP! - water does not come back On after turning the water main back On
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i now find that I can turn the valve open forever - it does not hit any stop point. This fits with the idea that the gate has broken off the end of the stem and is stuck in place. Who owns this valve? Typically, you own everything from the water company's Buffalo box on your front lawn on in. Is it my cost to fix it - its the one between the meter and the house - comes after the water company shutoff vale on the meter. Bet its me huh? If so should i just calla plumber and not bother the water company? A plumber is the right person to call. They may need help from the city if they can't locate your B box at the street, or if there's too much crud crusting it over preventing them from operating the cutoff valve in the B box. This will require a digout and valve replacement I guess...any idea what this will cost? It cost me exactly $533.00 to replace the 2 failed main cutoffs (one on either side of water meter), plus $178 in wait time to get the city water guy out there to clean up the B box. Chicagoland, union master plumber and an assistant, large company, responded within 2 hrs of my call, weekday, during city water folk's regular working hours. YMMV. -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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