I have water coming to the house and I have located two valves, one before the meter and one after the meter. Which way do I turn the valves so that I get pressure to the faucets? Is it left off or left on?
2007-09-22 09:36:12 · 6 answers · asked by jaxs84 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
what everyone said is true- but if it is a valve with a straight handle then when the handle is in line with the water line it is on
2007-09-22 15:12:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Left to loose, right to tight. Turn it counter clock Wise to loosen it,or open it. Turn it clock Wise to tighten it,,or close it. If you need more information, you can go to these sites,they are very informative. 1) Master Mechanics Home Repair .com 2) The DIYHomeRepairGuide.com Byee Oh, by the way, I saw something in the Master Mechanics site on, Water preasure in the home. But I didn't read it yet . Byee
2007-09-22 10:05:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of valve, but almost always it would be turned to the left to turn it on and to the right to turn it off.
2007-09-22 09:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by David G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Righty, tighty-- Lefty, loosey." It was true for my grandpa and it is true for you. Unless you have a left handed plumber like the one who came to my house and installed the sink faucets backward. Grrr.
2007-09-22 09:48:18 · answer #4 · answered by sumacwriter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lefty=loosey.... righty = tighty
left , counterclockwise
right, clockwise
left open, right closed.....
2007-09-22 09:40:59 · answer #5 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
clockwise to close== counterclockwise to open
2007-09-22 09:46:13 · answer #6 · answered by james_a_willis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋