5 unit condo water pressure valve wont stop turning

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5 unit condo water pressure valve wont stop turning
Author: limy222 (OH) I had a refrigerator installed today and didn't know where the water valve shut off was. In trying to find it the installation guy turned the water pressure valve and now it wont stop turning and at least one of my neighbors and i dont have water. No one else is home at this time
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Re: 5 unit condo water pressure valve wont stop turning
Author: bernabeu (SC) push in and turn the other way ============================================== "Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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Re: 5 unit condo water pressure valve wont stop turning
Author: hj (AZ) The valve broke when he shut it off, and now it has to be replaced, (or the broken insides removed).
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Re: 5 unit condo water pressure valve wont stop turning
Author: bernabeu (SC) yeah when 'water pressure' valve was stated i thought PRV does sound like a 'dropped' gate .....must.....stop.....opining..... ============================================== "Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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Re: 5 unit condo water pressure valve wont stop turning
Author: srloren (CA) Naw Bern... your opinions are needed for us plumbers. But that valve may have a stripped stem where it threds through the gate. That's one reason why ball valves are so popular these days.
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Re: 5 unit condo water pressure valve wont stop turning
Author: bernabeu (SC) ...... 'ya mean it was probably a 'cheap alloy' non-rising stem type ? ============================================== "Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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Re: 5 unit condo water pressure valve wont stop turning
Author: hj (AZ) How many "rising stem gate valves" have you ever seen in a residential installation?
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