REGULATING VALVE WATER1

Everyone should take the time to find their main . If a pipe bursts, an extra two minute delay can result in 30 or more gallons of spilled . That is roughly the equivalent of a bathtub full of . That much , inside your home can cause a lot of damage. Being able to find the and a wrench quickly can save you thousands of dollars of damage. Many homes have additional that can localized sections of the supply. For instance, where the main enters your house, you will often find a hose bib and a . In cold weather locations, the may be in the basement or inside the house, possibly under the kitchen sink or under a closet floor. This will typically all inside the house but may leave the outside plumbing unaffected (such as hose bibs, sprinklers, accessory buildings). This is most often a rotary type. We recommend that you open and close it once a year to help prevent it from seizing in the open position. The name is Temperature Pressure Relief (TPR ). This safety releases (and thus relieves pressure) if either the temperature or pressure in the tank gets too high. These are very important. heaters can become bombs if the pressure gets too high and these fail to work. These are cheap and there's only one problem replacing them -- sometimes they're hard to unscrew. The other reason for the TPR to run is high pressure in the heater tank. This is usually caused by one of two things -- high main pressure ( district or well) or a back flow prevention/check . Most homes which draw their from a municipal supply will have a meter and grouped together. That meter is often located near the street, in an under ground access hatch. Lift the cover and you will find either a handle or a with a straight metal flange across the top. The handle may be rotary, like a manual sprinkler or it may be a paddle. Turn the rotary or paddle until it won't turn any further. that have a metal flange require a pipe wrench to operate. This type of closes with just a quarter turn. If a wrench is required, we recommend leaving a wrench near the for emergency use. Many homes have additional that can localized sections of the supply. For instance, where the main enters your house, you will often find a hose bib and a . In cold weather locations, the may be in the basement or inside the house, possibly under the kitchen sink or under a closet floor. This will typically all inside the house but may leave the outside plumbing unaffected (such as hose bibs, sprinklers, accessory buildings). This is most often a rotary type. We recommend that you open and close it once a year to help prevent it from seizing in the open position.