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toilet flooded, shut off water at inhouse shutoff valve. now why wont it come back on?

freak accident broke the shutoff valve at my toilet, so first thing i did was shut the water off at the main shut off valve inside the house. then fixed the toilet shut off valve then went to turn the water back on at the house valve and it ran for a few seconds and that was it. so i then went to the main valve at the street to make sure it was open. it was open as well as all the others inside the house. still no running water. please help.

Answer:

did you strip the knob handle?
did you ck the knob on the floor , make sure it is working sometimes the will strip out or the screw on the handle will come loose
something might have went up into valve assy inside toilet. try to check on that, if that doesn't help, then replace the assy with a Fluidmaster 400a kit.
The service valve inside your home may be in dis-repair as well. These valves rarely get used and will have a tendency to stick in the shut position once the valve has been shut. If you have access to the curb stop at the street and can shut it, then you can go back to the service valve, take off the bonnet and see if the gate is stuck in the shut position. A little cleaning, a little Vaseline to lube it up - and you're good to go. Worst case - you'll need to cut it out and replace, preferably with a ball valve.

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