you might not have a water cut off valve. for some houses, you would need to cut it off at the water meter underground. you should try to figure out where that is though in case you ever have a leak.
We converted to a tankless heater several years ago. No problems for years. One year it got very cold and some part of the pipe froze. We only know this because nothing came out through the hot water faucets. We were at home and heat was on regularly.
They used PEX for the piping and because of how it was retrofitted, there is a very long run of PEX from the heater to the rest of the house. Minimum 20m (prob more). Seems like some part of it was not insulated properly. We just waited for the temp to warm up and then everything was fine.
Since then we run the recirculating pump overnight if it gets really cold. Maybe 2-3 nights a year. Probably not the most elegant solution. â
Anyone have an o/u on what it would cost if I described the above problem to a plumber and asked them to figure out where the issue is and fix it. The company that installed doesnât seem to exist anymore (it seems they got bought out by someone).
Yes, thatâs the question. How do I do that? Is there an easy way beside pay a plumber $300 to come over and show me where it is.
There should probably be a small cover you can take off somewhere along the edge of your property and the road.
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You are looking for a metal box by the street. I know if you are planning to dig you call the city and they will come out and mark shit. Not sure if that includes water lines.
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Do you have a well?
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no well
There is one like that, but I think it only feeds the sprinklers. I know this because one of the sprinklers had a leak and that had to be turned off. Didnât affect water inside the house. I guess I will keep looking around.
If I understand you correctly, it sounds like anyone could just come to your front yard and turn your water off if they wanted to fuck with you for some reason.
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This is definitely one of the things you should know as a homeowner.
I always turn the water off for longer than weekend trips unless someone is staying at our house. No reason not to and it takes 10 seconds.
We got extremely lucky the first winter in our house. Our water meter pipe froze while we were away for a week because the geniuses put it in an old basement well room that wasnât insulated. When itâs -10 for a week and you arenât running water that isnât a great combo. Luckily the ice in the pipe prevented any water from leaking out, if it hadnât our finished basement would have been completely submerged.
In my experience in MN water comes into the house in the basement, probably because they need to run the pipe under the frostline for winters. Every house Iâve been in had a main shutoff in the basement somewhere.
When you shut off the main valve do you also have to drain what is in the pipes at time? If so, how? Turn on one faucet? Some of them? All of them?
Youâre not going drain anything once you turn off the main valve because you need pressure for your faucets to work.
Tankless or not, follow your lines from your water heater to outside your home. If this is a slab, they usually run to the front of your garage and you just turn the designated knob to turn off all water to your house - usually the knob is right next to any designated sprinkler system you might have or in that vicinity.
The water main is going to run directly to your water heater and then splinter to w/e from there.
If you turned off your sprinkler system and still had water to your house then you turned off a shutoff valve which is literally a water line tee that is going to be right after and right next to your main water line. Its there any its easy. you donât need to call anyone.
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So why wonât the water that is in the pipes freeze and possibly cause them to burst?
Thanks. Iâll have a look around.
Im not sure what your saying. Your pipes are under constant pressure. If you live in an area where your pipes can freeze, the water obv expands when it freezes and blows the pipes, or just freezes and water can go through.
Go out front and find and turn the handle that is probably behind another handle that turns on the water used to hose down you front lawn and then turn on your kitchen sink.
My dad used to unplug literally everything when we left on a trip. In case of power surges, he said. He was sort of proved right when we lost some electronics due to lightning when we were at home so everything was plugged in
Room to expand maybe? When under pressure, my impression is theyâre as full as can be
This might be the winner for most terrible drivers in one video and epitomizes driving in Florida.
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If you still canât locate it, you can ask a neighbor where theirs is, or ask your water provider, or the city/neighborhood association etc.
Arenât you better off opening the doors under the sinks and leaving one on a trickle?
White car that caused all the trouble gets away unscathed.
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