Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Shutting off water….
Say you’re away from the house 7-10 days …. Good idea to shut off the water supply to the house usually in the garage.
Is it advisable to relieve the water pressure in the house by opening the faucets ??? Or , just leave it be after shutting off the valve ?? |
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Just curious as to what others do…. Thanks |
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You should turn a faucet on when you turn water back on so as not to blow pressure tank. You have 60-70 lbs of pressure coming on all at once.
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Unless there is a forecast for extended below freezing temps while you're gone, IMHO there is no reason to turn off the water to the house. We turn off the water to the clothes washer if we're going out of town for two-three weeks.
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Leaky toilet, leaky valve, a worker or mower gets a drink from your outside faucet and does not get it totally shut off.
(Know someone with the toilet issue............big water bill)
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Is there that much pressure here? Everywhere in The Villages? I don’t feel that I have that much.
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Plumbers told us to turn the water back on very slowly. Maybe 1/4 turn at a time. Wait 30 seconds for each turn. This alleviates the pressure. Otherwise, the first stream of water at an elbow joint (usually utility sink) is like hitting a brick wall, which can damage the joint and cause a leak.
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Turn off water, water heater and icemaker and relieve some pressure
10 year old house - I always turn off the water at the main garage valve if leaving for extended period. Have a fear of returning home to find water running down the driveway...
Also relieve "a little" pressure. And if turning off the water, I also always turn off the electric water heater in garage along with the refrigerator ice maker. NOT the refrigerator itself. (new houses have gas water heaters I understand, so likely different) Upon returning, VERY slowly turn valve in garage back on. |
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I have personally seen two houses that were totally destroyed by a water leak that occurred while the owners were on vacation. In one case, a home watch person turned on the water, flushed the toilets, and then forgot to turn the water back on. A toilet on the top floor overflowed and ran for 3 weeks and destroyed almost everything in the house, which took a year to rebuild. By the way, I don't see any reason to have a home watch company turn on the water to flush the toilets.
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