It looks like our toilet water shut off valve is leaking. We are trying to turn off the water by turning the lever on the hot water heater, but this only turned off the hot water. So the cold water is still not turned off? We thought the one lever at the hot water heater would turn it all off, but it didn't work. Is there actually a separate water shut off valve for cold water in my house? Help!!
There should be a shut-off valve at or near your water meter, or near where the water pipe enters your house.
you should have a shut off where the waterline enters the buliding and 1 at the water meter
There is a cut off valve at the water meter.Before you get to deep in this,make sure the water is not running down the line from the tank it self.Dry the line coming out the tank with a paper towel just to make sure it is the valve leaking.Believe me,it can fool you.
The water shut off valve is located where the pipe enters the house from the city water main. Maybe on the outside wall of your house near an outside faucet. Or maybe in the ground under a cover plate near an outside faucet, or maybe in the basement near where the pipe comes into the house from outside. There is also ususally a valve out at the water meter. The valve at the hot water heater just shuts of the cold water supply to the hot water heater, so it only effects the hot water.
Every house should have a water meter and a shut off point close by. This will isolate ALL water cold and hot water included. With shut off valves, you can usually just take the guts out and replace them with the guts from a new one. Take a couple close up pics of your shut off valve and show them to a plumbing assistant at any DIY store such as Home Depot. They can find you the right product. In order to replace the guts, all you need is a larger crescent wrench and a set of channel lock pliers. I would recommend having a small bucket handy to catch any loose water. Prior to taking anything apart once youve shut the water off, I would run the cold water in a basement sink or main floor sink to reduce the pressure and water quantity.
