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QuestionCan I turn my water back on myself?Dave Jones is a Professional Plumber and the Midwest Regional Vice President at Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup. In 1992, Jones joined Roto-Rooter as a drain service technician at the age of 18. Since then, he has risen through the ranks into positions of increasing authority. Dave served as general manager of Roto-Rooter’s Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia branches before being promoted to Contractor Area Manager and later to Regional Vice President. Dave holds Master Plumber Licenses in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia.If you're the one who shut it off in the first place, then yes. It's possible that you can turn the water back on even if you weren't, but it depends on the reason it was shut off in the first place. You may want to contact a plumber or your city's water department first.
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QuestionWhy can't I turn the valve by hand?Dave Jones is a Professional Plumber and the Midwest Regional Vice President at Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup. In 1992, Jones joined Roto-Rooter as a drain service technician at the age of 18. Since then, he has risen through the ranks into positions of increasing authority. Dave served as general manager of Roto-Rooter’s Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia branches before being promoted to Contractor Area Manager and later to Regional Vice President. Dave holds Master Plumber Licenses in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia.Some valves have a specific "key" you need to use to unlock the valve and turn it. There are also some valves that require a wrench. It really just depends on the type of valve you have.
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QuestionIs my water valve inside or outside? I can't find it.Dave Jones is a Professional Plumber and the Midwest Regional Vice President at Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup. In 1992, Jones joined Roto-Rooter as a drain service technician at the age of 18. Since then, he has risen through the ranks into positions of increasing authority. Dave served as general manager of Roto-Rooter’s Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia branches before being promoted to Contractor Area Manager and later to Regional Vice President. Dave holds Master Plumber Licenses in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia.It depends on where you live. In most areas, the valve will be in the basement at the front of the house. It may be tucked behind an access panel. In some states, the valve is actually on the outside of the building near the front. It really depends on where you live, but those are the two main locations you'll normally find it.
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QuestionWhich way do you turn a water valve to turn it off?James Schuelke, along with his twin brother David, is the co-owner of the Twin Home Experts, a licensed plumbing, leak detection, and mold inspection company based in Los Angeles, California. James has over 32 years of home service and business plumbing experience and has expanded the Twin Home Experts to Phoenix, Arizona and the Pacific Northwest.I always utilize the saying, "Right to tight, left to loose." Always turn the valve to the right, AKA clockwise. Make sure you turn it about a quarter turn more to make sure that it is completely off.
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