Search results

It's a gate valve.

I thought about shutting off at the curb, but the Town's meter befuddled me - at least in the 30 seconds I spent looking at it. The house is only 12 years old which makes me really hope the main valve isn't failing. I'll try force-diverting the flow to another faucet, and give another try at...

Yes, the water is cold. I thought about that too.

I need to service the cold water faucet on my tub. It's leaking under the handle. I turned off the main, opened the cold water supply to the tub to drain the line. Four hours later, and it's still draining, and with at least i'd say half the normal pressure (this isn't a dribble). No water...