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thethunderheart t1_j1jem2l wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in PSA: Always turn off your house main water supply when you go out of town in the winter by Charlesinrichmond

Yea my buddy of mine has a key, he's looking in on it; I am very grateful.

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chairmanbrando t1_j1jy0ra wrote

Note: If your main shutoff is in the crawl space, and it probably is if you're in the 'burbs, anyone can do it.

...Including a stick-up man who wants you to come outside defenseless to see why your water ain't working... 🤷‍♀️

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RefrigeratorRater t1_j1k5fyg wrote

Isn’t there usually a shut off out closer to the street too?

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chairmanbrando t1_j1kage7 wrote

Generally, yes, unless you're on a well situation in which case who the fuck knows. Houses likely have their homeowner's valve underneath while city/county valves are out in the yard near the sewer connection. The city's/county's will probably require a water/meter key to turn, though. If you bought yourself a house, the inspection report should note the location of your homeowner's valve. For me it's in the crawl space; there's a pipe that taps into the county's shit, and where that meets up with the house's pipes there's a valve with a big-ass handle. City properties likely have the homeowner and city valves near each other in the yard.

Edit: What refrigerator is #1 in your books?

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Charlesinrichmond OP t1_j1ksb73 wrote

In most situations you don't need a key to the house you can do it at the water meter with a street key

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