Call the City Water Dept. again.I had a cover with a lid over my main water valve out near the street. A company came in with some heavy equipment to bury some new utility lines in the easement. Once they left, the cover is gone and I can't locate the valve.
Somewhere along the front wall of the house and probably on the most direct line to the meter connection spot...Second, I have no clue where my house shutoff is located.
..no basement and built on slab. ...Any tips/ideas?
The company burying the lines was back again today, so I talked to one of the guys. He said he notified his foreman and he would stop by today and talk to me (Yeah, right). I also got the number to the supervisor and foreman.Call the City Water Dept. again.
INSIST that the meter box & cover be properly installed.
It could take a week or two to get to... but don't accept excuses
Somewhere along the front wall of the house and probably on the most direct line to the meter connection spot...
because the service MUST come through somewhere. Right?
Under the kitchen sink is common.
At the front hose bib is as well (warmer areas)
Ask your neighbors where THEIR water line coes in.
Ayuh,..... Pick a faucet, 'n follow the pipes backwards,.......Now to find the mystery shutoff valve in my house.
The tankless units are recessed into the exterior brick finish of the house. I can only see about 6" of the pipe before it goes into the wall.You state that you have a tankless water heater. Does the water pipe branch from there? Follow it back as far as you can and see where it disappears. Chances are it disappears into the slab somewhere in line with the hidden box by the street.
Is there a shut-off before the water splits and separates into Hot and Cold water lines? Or is there a shut-off on each line? Are there any tee's before that? If not, then the shut-off before the split, or the shut-off on each line, will be your main shut-off.
Try turning it, or them, off and see if you have water flowing anywhere .
Although I have 0.0 experience with tankless heaters, after reading about water heater explosions a few years ago I've never felt good about closing the supply to those without turning the heater to OFF or on gas units at least to pilot. Something that might be a good plan is at least check in the manual or with the manufacturer of your units before closing the supply valve.The tankless units are recessed into the exterior brick finish of the house. I can only see about 6" of the pipe before it goes into the wall.
The two tankless units each have two shutoff valves. I was thinking earlier that maybe shutting off the "input" line to each tankless unit might do the trick. I'll have to test it out.
Excellent point.Although I have 0.0 experience with tankless heaters, after reading about water heater explosions a few years ago I've never felt good about closing the supply to those without turning the heater to OFF or on gas units at least to pilot. Something that might be a good plan is at least check in the manual or with the manufacturer of your units before closing the supply valve.
Maybe I'm just over sensitive about pressure explosions after retiring from a industry that's known for those type of things but lived to tell the story. :wink2:
