How To Turn On New Water Meter
Even if you manage to get a wrench on this you may find it exceedingly difficult to turn.
How to turn on new water meter. You can leave 1 sink on to help equalize the pressure. Check outside near the street. In most areas the valve is located outside. The top of the box is usually a 3 inch or 4 inch diameter disk.
This will be on the street side of the water meter. Turn on the meter. Locate your shut off valve. Close all sinks and faucets.
The stopcock has been replaced by the new meter and presumably a new system for turning the water off. You may notice a water meter. This new one has a pump like attachment beside the meter which i presume is how i turn off the water. On my old stopcock i simply got out my spanner and turned the thing off.
Should you request the water supply remain off until a later date you will be charged the turn on fee for staff to return to the home. Turn on a sink located in the lowest level of your home so water in the pipes from the floors above drain all the way down. Make sure to open both the hot and cold taps and run them until they. If staff turn the water on immediately after the new pipe is connected to the city s water supply property owners will not be charged the water turn on fee.
When installing a new water service pipe. Grasp the t handle of the water meter key and lower the other end down toward the water meter. Do not turn this off. Switching on the main valve 1.
Identify the water valve. If the on off valve is on the top of the meter use a long handled crescent wrench 12 inches or longer or a t wrench to turn the on off valve the arrow toward the water meter. Most water meters have a meter box in front of the house or property near the street. Follow these steps to turn on or shut off water to your home.
Look for the on off valve on the top or side of the meter see illustrations below here. Any sink will work.