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Turn off water and gas when out of town
My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn
off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang |
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Yong Huang wrote:
My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Address http://rentmyhusband.biz/ |
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In article , evodawg wrote:
Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. Nonsense. |
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Doug Miller wrote:
In article , evodawg wrote: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. Nonsense. Whatever. -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Address http://rentmyhusband.biz/ |
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Yong Huang wrote:
My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang you should also turn off the icemaker nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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On May 24, 9:48*pm, evodawg wrote:
Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. how? |
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Doug Miller wrote:
In article , evodawg wrote: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. Nonsense. I believe the fill tube for the ice maker actually drains after filling the ice cube mold. The designers considered it freezing up. Perhaps that's why the solenoid valve is down by the compressor on most standard refrigerators. When I wrote drains, I mean the water tube is made in such a way that it will empty much like a frost proof outdoor spigot. TDD |
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The Daring Dufas wrote:
Doug Miller wrote: In article , evodawg wrote: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. Nonsense. I believe the fill tube for the ice maker actually drains after filling the ice cube mold. The designers considered it freezing up. Perhaps that's why the solenoid valve is down by the compressor on most standard refrigerators. When I wrote drains, I mean the water tube is made in such a way that it will empty much like a frost proof outdoor spigot. TDD fine, FWIW, Ive seen it happen more than once. I've charged every time it happened, so go for it. Empty what, you turn off water it still has pressure in it unless youre smart enough to drain the outside sill cock. -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Address http://rentmyhusband.biz/ |
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"Limp Arbor" wrote in message ... On May 24, 9:48 pm, evodawg wrote: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. how? The icemaker can freeze if it tries to make a batch and does not fill properly. Water dispenser should be OK. Just turn the ice maker off and it should be OK. Yes, I've had it happen when I had the water off. |
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On May 24, 10:56*pm, evodawg wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , evodawg wrote: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. Nonsense. I believe the fill tube for the ice maker actually drains after filling the ice cube mold. The designers considered it freezing up. Perhaps that's why the solenoid valve is down by the compressor on most standard refrigerators. When I wrote drains, I mean the water tube is made in such a way that it will empty much like a frost proof outdoor spigot. TDD fine, FWIW, Ive seen it happen more than once. I've charged every time it happened, so go for it. Empty what, you turn off water it still has pressure in it unless youre smart enough to drain the outside sill cock. -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Addresshttp://rentmyhusband.biz/- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Duh..? WTF are you talking about dude..? When you're in a hole, stop digging..Your original response shows you know about as much as the OP... |
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On May 24, 9:46*pm, Yong Huang wrote:
My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why would the water being off have anything to do with how the refrigerator runs..? I don't think your people should be messing with anything of this nature.. Leave it to he handyman. |
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On May 24, 6:46*pm, Yong Huang wrote:
My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why bother? What is your objective? I've owned homes for 30 years & never bothered to turn off the gas or water for short vacancies. cheers Bob |
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On May 25, 12:12�am, fftt wrote:
On May 24, 6:46�pm, Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why bother? �What is your objective? I've owned homes for 30 years & never bothered to turn off the gas or water for short vacancies. cheers Bob Turning things off may get you hot water tank hard to relight, valves leaking etc. open water valve at low point top drain excess pressure.turn all hot water tanks off, if yours leaks it can start a fire or burn out elements. a old neighbor turned off their water and went on vacation, some kids opened hose valve for a drink, no water. they left hose on and walked away. hose siphoned water from home, ruined hot water heater after it got low on water some main water valves are never moved, another neighbor thought his was off, left valve in washtub on, and had wonderful 3 weeks in alaska. had monumental water and sewer bill while away. the valve mus of not been all the way off, water ran while they were gone, and flooded their basement the more important issues are keeping house looking lived in, stop mail pick up junk mail and trash in yard, cut grass move drapes. check with your insurance company a vacant home attracts vandals. have a trusted neighbor walk thru and check on things, lights on timers, perhaps a radio on a timer. |
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In article , fftt wrote:
On May 24, 6:46=A0pm, Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why bother? What is your objective? I turn mine off if the house will be empty for more than a week. I turn off the gas to save money (and as an extreme safety measure). I turn off the water in case of a leaks. Water leaks do happen spontaneously, and often. Having said that, by far the most common cause is the failure of the flexible hoses to washing machines and dish washers. I've installed high quality flex hoses and so my risk is greatly reduced. But it takes 30 seconds to turn the entire water supply to the house off and I'd rather do that than face a small risk of major damage and a serious cleanup project. Although I turn off the water supply to my house, I have it arranged so the sprinkers can remain on. That's critical for a long summer vacation unless I want to return home to a dead lawn and plants. I leave the power on but disconnect most outlets except for the fridge/freezers and security lights. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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On Sun, 24 May 2009 19:56:43 -0700, evodawg
wrote: The Daring Dufas wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , evodawg wrote: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. Nonsense. I believe the fill tube for the ice maker actually drains after filling the ice cube mold. The designers considered it freezing up. Perhaps that's why the solenoid valve is down by the compressor on most standard refrigerators. When I wrote drains, I mean the water tube is made in such a way that it will empty much like a frost proof outdoor spigot. TDD fine, FWIW, Ive seen it happen more than once. I've charged every time it happened, so go for it. Empty what, you turn off water it still has pressure in it unless youre smart enough to drain the outside sill cock. How would you drain it? Have you ever seen a frost-proof outdoor spigot? Remember, in this case, we're not talking about turning off all the water, only this spigot, so of course the pipe still has pressure in it, but the outside sill cock doesn't require any draining. That's the whole point of the design. |
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Nate Nagel wrote in news:gvcvbl02rc0
@news2.newsguy.com: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang you should also turn off the icemaker nate ....simply by pushing the "ice full" bar up. |
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, Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water being off won't effect the ice maker at all. When I go out of town for any long period, I (try to) plan ahead and save some $$ by emptying out and unplugging the refrigerator. Also, as I don't have an alarm or anything else requiring power, I also shut off the main breaker. Not suggested if you live where leaving light or whatever on is necessary for security. (A flashlight is left by the front door in case I return after dark) If you do shut down the refrigerator, do so by unplugging so you won't have to later mess with readjusting temperatures and all that. Be sure to open everything up, and block it's door/s open, or it'll be really skanky when you get back. Erik PS, A little off topic, but another thing I do is keep a $5.00 bill permanently placed in plain sight, and positioned to be the first thing visible upon opening the door... should it ever not be there, the cops will be called. (Needless to say I live alone, and the bill isn't visible from outside.) |
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On May 24, 10:56Â*pm, evodawg wrote: The Daring Dufas wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , evodawg wrote: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. Nonsense. I believe the fill tube for the ice maker actually drains after filling the ice cube mold. The designers considered it freezing up. Perhaps that's why the solenoid valve is down by the compressor on most standard refrigerators. When I wrote drains, I mean the water tube is made in such a way that it will empty much like a frost proof outdoor spigot. TDD fine, FWIW, Ive seen it happen more than once. I've charged every time it happened, so go for it. Empty what, you turn off water it still has pressure in it unless youre smart enough to drain the outside sill cock. -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Addresshttp://rentmyhusband.biz/- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Duh..? WTF are you talking about dude..? When you're in a hole, stop digging..Your original response shows you know about as much as the OP... Well there's no sense answering any more questions in here, since you're all experts. Have fun your on your own. This newsgroup has been kill filed. Like I have time for it anyway. see ya! -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Address http://rentmyhusband.biz/ |
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Red Green wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote in news:gvcvbl02rc0 @news2.newsguy.com: Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang you should also turn off the icemaker nate ...simply by pushing the "ice full" bar up. Thats exactly what I do when I know we won't be using ice. Problem solved. |
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On May 24, 8:48*pm, evodawg wrote:
Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water that supplies the Ice and cold water dispenser will freeze solid. -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Addresshttp://rentmyhusband.biz/ Didny you just say everyone posts crap and you have better things to do, well divo, your answer is a zero. |
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On May 24, 8:46*pm, Yong Huang wrote:
My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang It will be fine. |
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bob haller wrote:
On May 25, 12:12�am, fftt wrote: On May 24, 6:46�pm, Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why bother? �What is your objective? I've owned homes for 30 years & never bothered to turn off the gas or water for short vacancies. cheers Bob Turning things off may get you hot water tank hard to relight, valves leaking etc. open water valve at low point top drain excess pressure.turn all hot water tanks off, if yours leaks it can start a fire or burn out elements. a old neighbor turned off their water and went on vacation, some kids opened hose valve for a drink, no water. they left hose on and walked away. hose siphoned water from home, ruined hot water heater after it got low on water some main water valves are never moved, another neighbor thought his was off, left valve in washtub on, and had wonderful 3 weeks in alaska. had monumental water and sewer bill while away. the valve mus of not been all the way off, water ran while they were gone, and flooded their basement the more important issues are keeping house looking lived in, stop mail pick up junk mail and trash in yard, cut grass move drapes. check with your insurance company a vacant home attracts vandals. have a trusted neighbor walk thru and check on things, lights on timers, perhaps a radio on a timer. Trusted neighbor? What slice of the 1950s do you live in? Wonderful if you have them, I guess, but not really common these days, at least around here. I nod at my neighbors when I'm out doing yardwork, they nod at me, that is about the extent of it. I certainly wouldn't presume to ask any of them to enter my house in my absence, much less mow my yard or anything. Not even any teenage kids around here to hire for mowing, not that teenagers do that anymore anyway. But yeah, otherwise what you said makes sense. -- aem sends... |
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On May 25, 9:06�am, aemeijers wrote:
bob haller wrote: On May 25, 12:12 am, fftt wrote: On May 24, 6:46 pm, Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why bother? What is your objective? I've owned homes for 30 years & never bothered to turn off the gas or water for short vacancies. cheers Bob Turning things off may get you hot water tank hard to relight, valves leaking etc. open water valve at low point top drain excess pressure.turn all hot water tanks off, if yours leaks it can start a fire or burn out elements. a old neighbor turned off their water and went on vacation, some kids opened hose valve for a drink, no water. they left hose on and walked away. hose siphoned water from home, ruined hot water heater after it got low on water some main water valves are never moved, another neighbor thought his was off, left valve in washtub on, and had wonderful 3 weeks in alaska. had monumental water and sewer bill while away. the valve mus of not been all the way off, water ran while they were gone, and flooded their basement the more important issues are keeping house looking lived in, stop mail pick up junk mail and trash in yard, cut grass move drapes. check with your insurance company a vacant home attracts vandals. have a trusted neighbor walk thru and check on things, lights on timers, perhaps a radio on a timer. Trusted neighbor? What slice of the 1950s do you live in? Wonderful if you have them, I guess, but not really common these days, at least around here. I nod at my neighbors when I'm out doing yardwork, they nod at me, that is about the extent of it. I certainly wouldn't presume to ask any of them to enter my house in my absence, much less mow my yard or anything. Not even any teenage kids around here to hire for mowing, not that teenagers do that anymore anyway. But yeah, otherwise what you said makes sense. -- aem sends...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - its best to be friends with your neighbors, have a block party, help if you see them doing a project, start a neighborhood block watch. observant friendly neighbors can be very useful. like the ones next to my dads who used my dads call list in emergency when water was running out my dads front door, the reverse osmosis water filter tank had ruptured,. |
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bob haller wrote:
On May 25, 9:06�am, aemeijers wrote: bob haller wrote: On May 25, 12:12 am, fftt wrote: On May 24, 6:46 pm, Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why bother? What is your objective? I've owned homes for 30 years & never bothered to turn off the gas or water for short vacancies. cheers Bob Turning things off may get you hot water tank hard to relight, valves leaking etc. open water valve at low point top drain excess pressure.turn all hot water tanks off, if yours leaks it can start a fire or burn out elements. a old neighbor turned off their water and went on vacation, some kids opened hose valve for a drink, no water. they left hose on and walked away. hose siphoned water from home, ruined hot water heater after it got low on water some main water valves are never moved, another neighbor thought his was off, left valve in washtub on, and had wonderful 3 weeks in alaska. had monumental water and sewer bill while away. the valve mus of not been all the way off, water ran while they were gone, and flooded their basement the more important issues are keeping house looking lived in, stop mail pick up junk mail and trash in yard, cut grass move drapes. check with your insurance company a vacant home attracts vandals. have a trusted neighbor walk thru and check on things, lights on timers, perhaps a radio on a timer. Trusted neighbor? What slice of the 1950s do you live in? Wonderful if you have them, I guess, but not really common these days, at least around here. I nod at my neighbors when I'm out doing yardwork, they nod at me, that is about the extent of it. I certainly wouldn't presume to ask any of them to enter my house in my absence, much less mow my yard or anything. Not even any teenage kids around here to hire for mowing, not that teenagers do that anymore anyway. But yeah, otherwise what you said makes sense. -- aem sends...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - its best to be friends with your neighbors, have a block party, help if you see them doing a project, start a neighborhood block watch. observant friendly neighbors can be very useful. like the ones next to my dads who used my dads call list in emergency when water was running out my dads front door, the reverse osmosis water filter tank had ruptured,. I think that my next door neighbors would be willing to keep an eye on our place, as I would be with theirs. (on one side that is; the lady on the other side passed away and the house is for sale. Gotta suck for her family to have to sell in this market.) Now the people across the street... I dunno. To the topic at hand; I do turn off the water and WH when I leave for more than a day. Last time I didn't, we were only gone for three days but of course that is when the T&P valve on the main water heater stuck open. Fortunately only a small patch of carpet was damaged; the flooding was confined to the laundry room and that was the impetus I needed to rip up the crappy old floor tiles. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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aemeijers wrote: Trusted neighbor? What slice of the 1950s do you live in? Wonderful if you have them, I guess, but not really common these days, at least around here. I nod at my neighbors when I'm out doing yardwork, they nod at me, that is about the extent of it. I certainly wouldn't presume to ask any of them to enter my house in my absence, much less mow my yard or anything. Not even any teenage kids around here to hire for mowing, not that teenagers do that anymore anyway. Sorta depends on the area. We go back and forth all the time checking on each other. Of course the "rookie" in the neighborhood has lived there 10 years now and 5 of the 8 houses in the immediate area are occupied by original owners from 20 years ago. We are running low on kids for mowing, but that is more a function of lack of teens than anything else. -- "Distracting a politician from governing is like distracting a bear from eating your baby." --PJ O'Rourke |
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fftt wrote:
On May 24, 6:46 pm, Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why bother? What is your objective? I've owned homes for 30 years & never bothered to turn off the gas or water for short vacancies. cheers Bob Just because nothing has ever happened in your absence doesn't mean it never will and it doesn't logically extend to others that your experience means nothing will happen to them. Plenty of folks have come home to find a flood and/or extensive damage because a fitting let go or a supply line ruptured etc. |
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Erik wrote:
In article , Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang The water being off won't effect the ice maker at all. When I go out of town for any long period, I (try to) plan ahead and save some $$ by emptying out and unplugging the refrigerator. Also, as I don't have an alarm or anything else requiring power, I also shut off the main breaker. Not suggested if you live where leaving light or whatever on is necessary for security. (A flashlight is left by the front door in case I return after dark) If you do shut down the refrigerator, do so by unplugging so you won't have to later mess with readjusting temperatures and all that. Be sure to open everything up, and block it's door/s open, or it'll be really skanky when you get back. Erik PS, A little off topic, but another thing I do is keep a $5.00 bill permanently placed in plain sight, and positioned to be the first thing visible upon opening the door... should it ever not be there, the cops will be called. (Needless to say I live alone, and the bill isn't visible from outside.) When I was burglarized a few months ago, they walked right past cash and went for my guitar. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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Turn off water and gas when out of town
On May 25, 6:54*am, George wrote:
fftt wrote: On May 24, 6:46 pm, Yong Huang wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang Why bother? *What is your objective? I've owned homes for 30 years & never bothered to turn off the gas or water for short vacancies. cheers Bob Just because nothing has ever happened in your absence doesn't mean it never will and it doesn't logically extend to others that your experience means nothing will happen to them. Plenty of folks have come home to find a flood and/or extensive damage because a fitting let go or a supply line ruptured etc. George- I make the risk vs reward calc.....turning the water off is easy, esp since when I re-plumbed I can now kill water the house & still leave the yard water active. But I still dont do it. Turning off the gas requires relighting stove, water heater & furnace pilots....too much effort for (imo) very little added benefit. imo good maintenance is a better way to go than shutting off the water when gone for a couple weeks......fittings & supply lines can "let go" when you're at work ....and most people spend WAY more time away from home at work than on vacation. Even a relatively brief leak can yield a flood & extensive damage. So on a "time / risk adjusted basis" one is more "exposed" to failure everyday than while on vacation. Yeah, if you dont have a neghbor watching out for your house the water can run a LONG time but most of the damage is done very quickly. You're right about supply lines letting go at any time....my neighbor had an ancient supply line blow out, but she was home. The water ran for about 15 minutes until she discovered the failure & shut off the angle stop. Her husband wasn't preventive maintenance type of guy....the failed supply line was probably 20 years old; plastic & brittle. The supply line failed in an upstairs bathroom...flooding the wooden floor, the ceiling below, the book shelves & the first floor wooden floor...... a huge mess & expense. If shutting down the gas & water when you're gone gives you peace of mind...go for it....but the "real" exposure exists everyday. cheers Bob |
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Turn off water and gas when out of town
If shutting down the gas & water when you're gone gives you peace of mind...go for it....but the "real" exposure exists everyday. cheers Bob- yeah everyday has risks. just worrying excessively about home or anything can make you ill. personally fixing anything around home is better than being ill.......... so what if someone breaks in while your away? or sets your home on fire? observant neighbor might try using your garden hose to put out nuisance fire set by kids. but with your water off fire grows........ its impossible to protect against everything |
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Turn off water and gas when out of town
On Sun, 24 May 2009 18:46:40 -0700 (PDT), Yong Huang
wrote: My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yes, but it will make low quality ice. Yong Huang |
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Turn off water and gas when out of town
"Yong Huang" wrote in message
... My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang I know I'm more than a little late but....... Talk to your insurance agent about wha tis expected/require by your insurance company. Talk to your plumber about what he recommends. Why rely on a bunch of semi functional anonymous strangers? |
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Turn off water and gas when out of town
Doug Brown wrote:
"Yong Huang" wrote in message ... My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang I know I'm more than a little late but....... Talk to your insurance agent about wha tis expected/require by your insurance company. Talk to your plumber about what he recommends. Why rely on a bunch of semi functional anonymous strangers? That's insulting! I'll have you know that I'm a completely non-functional anonymous stranger and I'm stranger than most. TDD |
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Turn off water and gas when out of town
"The Daring Dufas" wrote in message
... Doug Brown wrote: "Yong Huang" wrote in message ... My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang I know I'm more than a little late but....... Talk to your insurance agent about wha tis expected/require by your insurance company. Talk to your plumber about what he recommends. Why rely on a bunch of semi functional anonymous strangers? That's insulting! I'll have you know that I'm a completely non-functional anonymous stranger and I'm stranger than most. TDD Cool Neat Awsome Sick Whatever the propler current term is And just so ya knows - - - you're not alone! |
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Doug Brown wrote:
"The Daring Dufas" wrote in message ... Doug Brown wrote: "Yong Huang" wrote in message ... My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang I know I'm more than a little late but....... Talk to your insurance agent about wha tis expected/require by your insurance company. Talk to your plumber about what he recommends. Why rely on a bunch of semi functional anonymous strangers? That's insulting! I'll have you know that I'm a completely non-functional anonymous stranger and I'm stranger than most. TDD Cool Neat Awsome Sick Whatever the propler current term is And just so ya knows - - - you're not alone! After all these years, sniff, sob, tears I'm not alone. There are others just like me. I've been so lonely and now, I'm so happy to know that I'm not the only one. TDD |
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Turn off water and gas when out of town
On May 31, 1:51�am, The Daring Dufas
wrote: Doug Brown wrote: "The Daring Dufas" wrote in message ... Doug Brown wrote: "Yong Huang" wrote in message .... My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good, nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If water line is cut off, will it run OK? Thanks. Yong Huang I know I'm more than a little late but....... Talk to your insurance agent about wha tis expected/require by your insurance company. �Talk to your plumber about what he recommends. �Why rely on a bunch of semi functional anonymous strangers? That's insulting! I'll have you know that I'm a completely non-functional anonymous stranger and I'm stranger than most. TDD Cool Neat Awsome Sick Whatever the propler current term is And just so ya knows - - - � you're not alone! After all these years, sniff, sob, tears I'm not alone. There are others just like me. I've been so lonely and now, I'm so happy to know that I'm not the only one. TDD- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - well a wire could short and start a fire, so probably good to power off the home, ahh except dark home may make it a break in target. its iompossible to protect against everything............ better to be well insured, and enjoy your vacation |
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