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I have a problem with the individual push/pull shutoff valves under the sink. The problem has been described elsewhere, and the "best" fix is to replace them. This brings up the problem of how to shutoff the main water supply to the house.
I was asking some of the guys in the neighborhood, and the consensus was to shut it off at the meter outside.
Then the meter reader happened along, and he said it is not legally permissible for me to shut off the water in that manner. Meter man says there is supposedly a panel inside the garage. He says in his house it's on the inside wall of the garage. I can't see it; Is it different for a Villa? Does anybody know where to find the supposed water shutoff panel? Is there a Village department that knows?