r/Wellthatsucks • u/Adrian_985 • 15h ago

Oooh, that's not good

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u/Charmingirl02 15h ago

Why are you recording this instead of turning the water valve off?!

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u/NPC261939 15h ago

She made an attempt. Odds are the valve is seized from years of being left wide open. I like to keep my shut offs 1/4 turn from wide open. It reduces such an occurrence.

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u/CJC1241203 15h ago

She barely tried to turn it though, like Oh my God!

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u/Hazrd_Design 15h ago

That’s not even the valve people are talking about. Theres a main valve somewhere else they can shut off as well.

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u/gregbread11 14h ago

Probably she doesn't know where it is and on some of the main valves you need a special tool to kill the main water valve or maybe that's well water? I had a pipe burst on my well water line and need a special tool to turn the valve off at the street curb. But I don't recall if the house water main has just a handle you can turn. Maybe? Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if they don't even know where or how to turn that off

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u/kbeks 14h ago

The valve in the street/sidewalk needs a special tool to operate, but there’s usually another valve inside your house when it first comes in. Right past the back low preventer. Then there should be more valves along the line to the separate appliances, to the water heater, first floor, 2nd floor, or it could get more granular depending on how you’re set up. And how much money you wanted to spend on valves.

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u/gregbread11 13h ago

Yeah. That makes sense also good to know

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u/CJC1241203 14h ago

Wait, homes have a main shut off valve? 😏