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Perkizme (OH)
I live in a ~ 15yr old condo and trying to replace bathroom faucets. I have one or two newer 1/4 turn shut off valves but otherwise older brass-looking shutoffs under the sinks. I could not manage to stop the flow of water so I tried shutting off the main to the condo - which I believe I did correctly (turned off the handle and 2 valves that are placed along the pipe that leads to my water heater tank). The only other shutoff that I know of is the one that shuts off our whole building (7 units) which I'm of course, trying to avoid! I managed to shutoff the water in one bathroom to replace the faucet (had to turn off the valves under the sink as well as the main shutoff). However I cannot get the cold water to shut off in my next bathroom sink. The hot water will (it has the newer 1/4 turn valve). Is they're something I'm doing wrong?? I'm sure the "valve" needs to be replaced but how could I even stop the flow of water to do everything without shutting down the whole building? Did I turn off everything correctly but have to wait for my water supply to fully empty? I tried leaving two faucets running for about an hour, but didn't know if that theory was even correct? Thanks for any help!
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KCRoto (MO)
That particular water line may be connected to your neighbor's plumbing. Try having them shut off their main and see if it stops the flow.
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KCRoto (MO)
Alternatively, you could get new stops for all the supply lines in the unit, shut down the main, and replace them all. If you don't worry about reconnecting the supplies, you can replace the stops at about 1.5 minutes each after the water flow stops.
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Wheelchair (IL)
Was your condo designed and built as a condo or is it a conversion unit that was formerly, an apartment building ?
Best Wishes
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Perkizme (OH)
That is a possibility, I did think each unit was supposed to have separate/individual main shut off.
They were built as condos originally.
Thanks for the ideas
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hj (AZ)
quote; I did think each unit was supposed to have separate/individual main shut off.
Not really. What they usually do is install valves on each fixture, including integral stops on tubs and showers, so they do NOT have to pipe everything to an "individual shut off".
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packy (MA)
in areas like here where our water/sewer bills are higher than in the mojave desert, there is great benifit to having seperate water meters which means seperate shutoffs..
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hj (AZ)
Two very different scenarios.
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