Im living in an a house previously own but abandonded , and im trying to get water, the thing is the pipe where the shut off valve is is dettached , and i dont know where to reattach it nor do i see the missing pipes to reassemble what does the main shut off valve attach to in my house?
You have the main water line outside that feeds everyone. Look for a man hole cover and remove it. You should see the turn off valve there. There may be a pipe unit that the county removed so the water could not be turned back on. Call the country and ask for the water to be turned back on. If you are talking about the line after it goes onto your property then it's just a large pipe that comes into your home somewhere. They normally put a on/off valve at that point that allows you to shut the water off inside the home. If the pipe inside the house is detached from that valve then someone most likely cut it and took out a section. You would have to turn the water out at the manhole so you can open that valve and drain the water out of it. Then using a torch/solder/pipe sleeves, new pipe etc solder the replacement piece in place. Remember water in a pipe will not allow the pipe to reach soldering temp without creating steam, which can burn you. Hope that helps....
the water line is probably a copper 2 line coming into the house...where it meets the water meter and on the other side of the meter is a shut off valve then it goes into the house. perhaps the water is shut off at the street
