Locating Your Home’s Emergency Water Shut Off Valve

In the event of a plumbing emergency in your home, or if you have any other type of water leaking emergency, you will definitely want to know how to quickly turn off the water in your home. In order to prevent severe flooding, make sure you know how to locate your emergency water shut off valve and practice turning it off before an emergency occurs. 

Emergency Shut Off Valve Location

Each home is built differently, and as such there are multiple places where your emergency shut off valve could potentially be hooked up to your house. Here are the most common places where your emergency shut off water valve may be located:

• Crawl space or basement – If your home has a crawl space or a basement, it’s possible that your shut off valve is located where the water line enters the home. Check this location first as it is one of the most common locations for water shut off valves.

• Garage – Another place your shut off valve could be located is in the garage where the water line enters the garage. Look on the walls, ceiling, or near the laundry water hook ups for pipes and valves.

• Outside – If you can’t locate your emergency shut off valve in your crawl space, basement, or garage, then it’s possible your shut off valve is outside your house. A clay pipe, plastic box or a concrete ring will most likely be protecting the shut off valve.

If you still can’t find your shut off valve, you may want to have one installed in a more obvious place with easy turn off instructions. Keep in mind shut off valves take on many different forms, so it’s important to familiarize yourself with how to shut off your particular value. In order to get a shut off valve installed, or for more information about locating and shutting off your valve, contact us at Absolute Precision Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning today by calling (855) 758-6200.