[How to Shut the Water Off to Your House]
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TODAY WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW TO TURN YOUR WATER OFF IN A VERY FAST AND EFFECTIVE WAY.
WITH ME IS JOSH VERA, WHO'S A METER SERVICES TECHNICIAN FOR THE CITY OF PLANO.
I HAVE BURST PIPE IN MY HOUSE.
I NEED TO GET OUT HERE AND TURN MY WATER OFF AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
WHAT DO I DO? ALL RIGHT, STEVE.
WELL, THE FIRST THING THAT YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO DO IS LOCATE YOUR WATER METER BOX.
UH, TYPICALLY THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE HOME, RIGHT NEXT TO THE CURB LINE.
AND, UH, WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IN FRONT OF THE CURB IS GONNA BE A CIRCLE BOX.
AND SO WHAT IT IS, IT'S INSIDE IS YOUR SHUTOFF VALVE AS, AS WELL AS YOUR WATER METER.
YOU'VE GOT A DEVICE THERE? YES.
TELL ME ABOUT THE DEVICE AND SHOW ME WHAT I NEED TO DO.
SO THIS IS A SHUTOFF, UH, SHUTOFF WRENCH.
AND WITH THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, IT DOES HAVE A KEY ON IT.
SO WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IS YOU'RE GONNA GET THIS KEY AND YOU'RE GONNA SHOVE IT INTO THE KEY HOLE.
AND HERE YOU'LL LIFT THE LID BY TURNING COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
AND INSIDE YOU'LL SEE A SHUTOFF VALVE.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE YOUR WATER METER.
WELL ON THAT SHUTOFF VALVE, YOU'RE GONNA WANNA STICK YOUR WRENCH ON IT AND TURN CLOCKWISE 180 DEGREES.
NOW WHENEVER YOU SEE THAT VALVE SHUT OFF, THAT ARROW IS GONNA BE POINTING TOWARDS THE STREET.
SO THAT IS WHENEVER YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A SHUTOFF.
SO THE PROBLEM'S REPAIRED, IT IS FIXED.
NOW YOU JUST REVERSE THE PROCESS TO TURN THE WATER BACK ON.
NOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO IS STICK YOUR WRENCH BACK ONTO IT, TURN IT COUNTERCLOCKWISE, ANOTHER 180 DEGREES.
AND THERE ON TOP OF IT, YOU'LL SEE THE ARROW NOW POINTING TOWARDS THE HOME, WHICH IS INDICATING THAT YOU DO HAVE WATER.
NOW, PUT THE LID BACK ON AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.