{"id":1270,"date":"2022-03-14T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2022-03-11T18:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T23:35:49","slug":"know-how-shut-off-water-during-a-plumbing-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/know-how-shut-off-water-during-a-plumbing-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know How to Shut Off Water to Your Home During a Plumbing Emergency?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"plumbing-valves-and-tubes\"Nobody wants to deal with a huge plumbing emergency, but you have a great source for help when one does happen: you can call our team for <\/span>24-hour plumbing in Des Plaines, IL<\/span><\/a> or anywhere else in our service area in the Northshore and Northwest Chicagoland. But before you call us, you may want to shut off the water to your house to stop potential flooding problems. This will help you get a handle on the situation and avoid excess damage and expensive remediation costs later.<\/span><\/p>\n

But wait \u2026 do you know how to shut off your home\u2019s water supply? If the answer is <\/span>no<\/span><\/i>, then we\u2019re glad you stopped by our blog today. We can help you find out how so you\u2019ll be prepared in case of a big plumbing emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finding the Shut-Off Valve<\/b><\/h2>\n

To turn off the water to your home, you need to locate the shut-off valve for the water main. There are two specific places to look for it:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Near the home\u2019s water meter. In most homes in Chicagoland, the water meter is found in the basement.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Close to the curb in front of your house. You\u2019ll find a plastic or concrete cover at the edge of your property, probably labeled \u201cwater.\u201d Life up the cover (this may require using a screwdriver to get under the lid) and you\u2019ll find the water meter below.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The meter has two pipes connected to it: the house-side pipe and the city-side pipe. The shut-off valve is located on the city-side\u2014in fact, that\u2019s how you can tell it\u2019s the city-side.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Shutting Off the Water<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Now that you\u2019ve found the shut-off valve, you can just turn it fully to shut off the flow of water. Simple, right? Well, not all of the time. Not all valves have a basic handle. They may require a special tool resembling a ratchet to attach to the valve and turn it. The tool <\/span>should<\/span><\/i> be hanging next to the valve for easy access. If it isn\u2019t, you can purchase one from a hardware store\u2014and you\u2019ll be glad you took the precaution of checking on the water meter to discover you needed to go buy one!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Please share this information with any adults in your home so they\u2019ll be ready to shut off the water if you aren\u2019t there.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Automatic Shut-Off Valve<\/b><\/h2>\n

    This is a good time to mention the automatic shut-off valve, which is a helpful device you can have our plumbers install onto your home\u2019s water line. An auto shut-off valve takes over the job of turning off the water supply to your home in case of an emergency\u2014you won\u2019t have to do anything. This is extremely helpful for when you\u2019re away from home. You won\u2019t have to worry about your house flooding!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The valve detects when there\u2019s a sudden drop in water pressure in the house, which can indicate a plumbing breach indoors. Automatic shut-off valves can also use floor detectors in key spots in the house that will detect the presence of water and warn of flooding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Reliance Plumbing Sewer & Drainage, Inc. serves the Northshore and Northwest Chicagoland. <\/b>Call us when you need 24\/7 plumbing emergency assistance.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Nobody wants to deal with a huge plumbing emergency, but you have a great source for help when one does happen: you can call our team for 24-hour plumbing in Des Plaines, IL or anywhere else in our service area in the Northshore and Northwest Chicagoland. But before you call us, you may want to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[81],"tags":[97,128,180],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1272,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions\/1272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}