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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter
Why not shut water off when you leave?
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There’s your answer. Throw a valve, turn off your hot water heater, and don’t worry about water leaks while away. Irrigation leaks are still a possibility, but checking out your water usage through your monthly utility statement will enable you to easily identify a water leak. If I notice unusually high water usage while away, a phone call to our lawn service and irrigation contractor would be the next step. In ten years we have never had a water leak in our irrigation system. Occasionally, an older irrigation head will leak while the system is running, but as soon as the irrigation zone shuts off the valve closes off all water to the zone.