Threaded: valves with threaded connections act as fittings for threaded steel pipes to be screwed into; these pipes can be found on the main water line and some indoor fixtures. Compression ...

While you have the water off, install a secondary main shut-off ball valve in case you have a wretched old gate valve. Ball valves allow for full flow, and they’re usually trouble-free for decades.

Q: I had to turn off the water supply valve at the top of my water heater. So I turned it, but it kept on turning and turning without shutting off the water. A neighbor of mine said it is a gate ...

To shut the water off, give the handle a one-quarter turn so that it is no longer in line with the pipe. In older homes, you may have what's called a gate valve instead of the yellow ball valve.

2. Gate Valve. This type of valve is similar to the one you may find on your garden hose. Gate valves have round handles that control a gate, which moves up and down, allowing or blocking water ...

PORTAGE, Mich. — A boil water advisory has been issued for parts of Portage. The city of Kalamazoo was repairing a water gate valve on Lorraine Avenue when a temporary loss of pressure occurred ...

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Monday, June 23, at 10 p.m., crews will replace a valve at 2901 Zacatecas St. Residents in the area may ...

DUDLEY – The town’s water superintendent is hoping for one thing this summer – no water main breaks, because if there is one, his crews might be scrambling to find a valve to shut it off.

Cellana said they tried to shut down the line at the leak using a gate valve in front of the building, but it didn’t work. They planned to put in a new gate valve, but ran into unexpected issues. “The ...

Sedna combines leak sensors that communicate with a electronic water valve on your main water supply (there are 0.75- and 1-inch models available), so that if water appears somewhere it shouldn ...