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Found a hidden water shutoff in the wall after flooding a basement
I was replacing a toilet in a duplex unit downtown and twisted the supply line too hard. It snapped clean off and water shot straight up like a fire hose. No main shutoff in the unit so I ran outside to the street meter, but that took 5 minutes. Turns out the previous owner had put a shutoff behind a fake panel under the sink. Now I tell every renter where all the shutoffs are on day one. Anyone found a valve in a weird spot like that?
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the_sam24d ago
Dig around in a closet once and found one behind a loose baseboard. Landlord had no clue it was even there. Always worth poking around before any plumbing job.
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davis.noah22d ago
Yeah, those hidden valves are a real pain. Had one behind a false wall panel in a rental I was fixing up years ago. No telling how many people had already tried to find the shutoff before I stumbled on it. Best trick is to just turn the water off at the street and then listen for the last bit of water to stop dripping somewhere weird.
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