For homes with a crawl space, your main water shut-off valve may be under it. For homes with a basement, the shut-off valve is likely wherever water enters the basement. For homes without a basement, the shut-off valve is likely close to the water heater or under the kitchen sink.
If you have a water emergency inside the home, locate your house shut-off valve. This valve is typically located where the water line comes into the house, usually on an outside wall near the front of the house. This shutoff valve can usually be turned off by hand.
Every home has two main water shutoff valves: one inside the house and the other by where your property meets the street. The simplest way to shut off all water running through your house is to know where the main valve is located inside your house.
Every bathroom sink will have two shut off valves – one for the hot water, one for the cold. You'll see these small shut off valves right where the water pipes come out of the wall inside the sink cabinets. These valves will connect to the underside of the faucet with flexible supply lines.
If the ball valve is parallel, it is ON; if it is perpendicular (90° angle), it is OFF. The water meter should also be able to tell you if you have a plumbing leak somewhere in your home.
The master shutoff valve shuts off water to the house. Supply shutoff valves shut off the water to specific appliances and fixtures such as sinks, toilets, and washing machines. In most cases, the master shutoff valve to the home will have a wheel (gate valve) or a straight handle (ball valve).
If your main water supply is turned off for any reason, it's best to shut down the water heater as a precaution until the supply resumes. Continuing to run your water heater when the tank isn't full could cause heat damage to the internal components.
There may be a hidden plumbing leak in the walls of your home, or maybe your toilet is running when it's not in use. These “hidden” leaks can cause your home to be using water even when your main water valve is turned off.
Your main water shut-off valve might be under the crawl space. You can usually find it along the front wall of the house. With basement: The shut-off valve is wherever water enters your basement. Without basement: The shut-off valve is near the water heater or under the kitchen sink.
The main valve is always placed along the perimeter of the foundation, so it'll be near the wall, not the center of the household. It's also usually installed at or near ground level, so you can skip checking the upstairs and attic. In most cases, the valve is connected to a copper pipe beside the water heater.
If your main valve is located inside your home, it can most likely be found in one of three places: your basement or crawlspace, your garage, or near your water heater. This is a small knob that is most likely labeled as your emergency shut off valve and probably red in color.
Stopcocks/stop taps look like a tap , but without the spout. You'll find it between two lengths of pipe, as it's a connecting piece - this allows the stopcock to block the flow of water when it's closed off.
Most toilets come with a built-in shut-off valve that is easy to access. It's important to know where the shut-off valve is when fixing things like a wiggly flush handle. For older toilets that don't have a built-in shut-off valve, they will need to shut off the main water supply to the house.
Shower and bathtub shutoff valves are usually hidden behind an access panel. That panel can be in the bathroom, the room behind the bathroom or the ceiling of the room below. If you don't have an access panel, it could be hidden behind the wall. In that case, you would need to shut off the main water supply.
Usually this is caused by one of the following problems: The water level in the tank may be at or above the top of the overflow pipe. The flapper or stopper ball that closes off the outlet at the bottom of the tank may be defective. The fill valve may need replacing.
Yes, it's possible. You need to locate the main where it enters the house, usually on slabs I see them coming up through the floor in the utility/laundry area. If there's no shut-off valve installed within a foot or two of where the main comes out of the slab, you should have one installed.