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Thanks, I have always wondered why this is so rarely mentioned.
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For my shallow box in Houston suburb, just use my hand.
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OOS now?
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Yes!
https://www.petetheplumber.com/turn-off-the-water-when-you-go-away/
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Slightly off topic, but if I was going away on vacation in winter, would it be advisable to turn off the water at mains and avoid pipe bursts during freezes?
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I ordered this earlier in the week and picked it up yesterday. It's pretty light, but I don't think it should matter if it's heavy duty or not, unless it's opened or closed really tight. I haven't...
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Because there's always a chance that the breakage/leakage happens between the city valve, and the main valve just outside of your home. When you realize the leak and your emergency plumber is 2...
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Why can't I just use the ball valve? Am I missing something?
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I've been in this house for months and couldn't figure out where the shutoff was. Had no idea what it looked like. Realized that rectangular box in my yard was the shutoff.
Now I can replace...
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This is a dumb purchase
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I used vice grips. The right size wasn't obvious, had to be able to grip it and turn inside the ground box, but I managed. I think I would prefer this tool if I had to do a lot more of it.
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funny Story that relates. Had a co worker who was left on job while everyone else went to another site, to gut out a bathroom for a bathroom addition on the second floor which was above the kitchen....
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Or…you can walk into your neighborhood Lowes/Home Depot and get the same price.
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The ones at Lowes and Home depot are hollow cheap pot metal. Will do the job but utter crap. This one from amazon is good quality.
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i read all the comment on this thread and found yours the only one helpful and i actually pull trigger into getting one,
yes its cheap insurance to have, thinking of tieing something around this...
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I just use my monkey wrench or any wrench for that matter.
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I bought a foreclosure a few years ago and as a DIYer this thing sits on my front porch. It gets a surprising amount of use as I don't want to take any chances when plumbing lol. I always turn the...
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No. You can decrease the volume of water flowing through the valve, but not the pressure. The pressure will still be high when you stop using the water again. Most appliances recommend between 20...
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I have already faced this situation and I called the city. I did buy the tool first and try it but I wasn't going to be the one to break 50 year old plumbing. They had to use a torch.
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You must not be very north. Our meters are in the house.
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