We have two water shut offs at our home. The valve in the garage shuts off everything except for our pools auto leveling system, the hose bib in our birdcage, and our irrigation. I replaced the cheap plastic valve that came with the house with a quality brass fitting so I can turn the valve on/off as needed without worrying about it breaking. To shut off the water to everything, we need to dig a hole in the ground next to our driveway and open a box that contains a very difficult valve to turn that requires a special tool. I MacGyver’ed up a tool by bending a piece or rebar and grinding down the end that fits into the valve fitting. Our house is located north of 466, where the irrigation water is the same as our homes potable water, so others may have a different configuration.
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