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Shut Off the Water Valve

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How to Shut Water Off to Your House...MUST HAVE TOOL!

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What happens here

Once the meter box is open, identify the shut-off valve, which has a rectangular tang on top. Place the notched end of the water meter key over this tang. To shut the water off, turn the key clockwise (righty-tighty) a quarter turn until it stops. The valve is off when the two holes on the valve line up with the holes on the pipe fitting, allowing the city to place a lock through them. If using a wrench, you will need to reach into the box to perform the same action.

Goal: Water Safety (Preventing issues such as leaks and water damage.)

Tools and materials

  • Adjustable Wrench DeWalt — Turning the main water shut-off valve
  • Water Meter Key — Turning the main water shut-off valve

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This is what that's saying. And butter being mine, my neighbors. So this is our water meter. It's an analog style water meter. That means it's got a dial, and it spins and counts, and right down here, that is our valve. So now that we've located the meter, you're just going to take your meter key. Remember, we have this little notch right here, and it's just going to go down right on top of that, and you're just going to give it a turn. And just go all the way until it closes. On most water meters, there's going to be this hole where the city can put a lock on it.

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