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Posted by Black Dog on March 1, 2007, 12:57 pm
The faulty valve WILL leak unless you repair or replace IT. If someone else
has to turn off the water so you can effect repairs, so be it.
What planet are you on ?
>I have one leaking valve before the meter i.e leaking valve is closer to
>the
> street than the meter.
>
> The meter itself has NO shut off capability.
>
> I phoned the water company and they said this leaky valve was my problem
> (I
> explained it as before, they asked no questions, maybe I'll phone again
> since there may be some confusion).
>
> Forget about the drywall. Lots of room. It looks nicer now I have
> insulated and painted the whole room. How about the valve being below the
> concrete slab level!!! If I ever had to spin off this one and only
> shut-off
> valve off without taking the hand wheel off first I'd just have to punch
> out
> the drywall, then repair and paint it again.
>
> I am thinking of doing what marson did. Add another (better ball- type)
> shut-off valve after all the pipe-fitted thread cutted iron pipe - in the
> first piece of 3/4" copper tubing after the meter.
>
> Back to the point. Can I fix the old valve, and do I need to shut the
> water
> off at the street, or at the one & same valve I am fixing, to do it.
> These
> questions are as important as any I have asked and will affect my
> decision.
> With hundreds of qualified people reading my several questions, I can
> count
> the useful comments on one hand - I am open to anything.
>
>
>> Where are you at ?
>> There should be a valve in the meter assembly unless you have a street
>> valve. The city will have to shut it off. Some municipalities don't allow
>> just any yahoo to touch the meter. $15 is not that much, especially if
>> there is a fine touching the meter.
>> You say "before the meter". Before would be before the water reaches the
>> meter. Water supply only flows one way. Many meters have a check valve to
>> make sure. I understand the bad valve you have to be AFTER the meter and
>> prior to all of the other fixture shut offs. IE your main supply shut
>> off.
>
>
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