Had a friend whose home had serious water damage when they returned from vacation due to a busted hot water heater that ran for 3 days. Would there be any issues if I turned the valve off at the meter when I leave town so this would not happen to me?
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Not a plumber, but make sure to turn off water heater and ice maker. -
I wouldnt think so but you would need to probably open faucets to get the existing pressure off of it I would think.Comment
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We turn the water off at the meter every time we leave our lake house. We also turn off the water heater (have a lightswitch for easy control but the breakers work just as well). We don't open faucets, and haven't had a problem in over 40 years
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Turn off anything that draws water automatically.......heater, ice maker etc. Then you have no worries shutting it off at the meter.Comment
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If the WH is gas turn the thermostat to the vacation setting on the little red dial.
On the ice maker I wouldn't worry about it but you can usually flip the little bar up so it thinks the ice bin is full.
Other than that no worries about turning off the water at the meter.Comment
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Mine has a shutoff valve at the WH. Don't have to shut off the whole house.Comment
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This does not protect against other fixtures from leaking. Washing machine hoses, supply lines to the bottom of the commodes, etc. are the most common source of a water leak that can flood a home.Originally posted by Goldeneagle View Post
Isolating the water system without turning off the gas or electricity can allow the water heater to continue to heat the water without anywhere for thermal expansion to escape.
Just turn off the water heater and then turn off the water at the meter or shutoff valve, if you have one, at the front of the house.
Don't make it more complicated than it has to be.Comment
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