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Originally Posted by Brawnwy123
ON OUR HOUSE:
We always shut off the valve in the garage, it does the house only, sprinklers are suppose to be separate. We also flush the toilets once, after the main valve is off. that relieves the pressure in the lines. We put about half a cup of bleach in the drains, all drains and in the toilet bowl. If you flush, you will find with the main valve closed, there will be no flow or very little as it drops the pressure. Also, the CHEAP plastic shut off valve is really junk. It can separate, if you turn it off and still have pressure, then that valve is broken. They are famous for separating the stem from the sealing surface, JUNK! Replace it with a 100% BRASS VALVE only. In other states where there are real inspectors and out side the villages, those plastic valves are illegal to use in a house, they are for garden supply and reduced pressure only. When we bought I immediately replaced that plastic piece of junk with Brass. GOOD LUCK !!
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When I was house shopping in TV I had my dad look at some new homes with me. He has been a GC for 60 yrs. The very first thing to catch his eye is a plastic water main valve. He was shocked to say the least. The other was push/pull shut offs at each fixture. He thought the plastic main valve was illegal in most States and his comment on the push/pull – “cheap.” Dad always got a kick when someone said their house was built to code, to him that meant it was built to a “minimum standard.” Other than his own homes he only built commercial properties but never built anything to a minimum standard. I miss you dad.
Replacing main valve with a commercial grade brass ball valve is the first item on my list after closing.