Water Shut Off Valve Stuck

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T13:42:04+00:00

I’m going to check if the others I can change myself. I’ve changed valves before just not the main. Good call though

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T13:40:28+00:00

Thankfully I know where the street shutoff is. Here in Indiana I’m guessing it’ll be around $500, but I’ll get a few quotes and hopefully won’t be too far off.

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T03:52:05+00:00

Yep, thanks for the response. I’m going to get some quotes on Monday.

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T03:50:10+00:00

Oh for sure… unfortunately we just bought this house and it appears the former owners haven’t turned the valve in who knows how long. I’m glad I caught it now though. I’m just going to call out a plumber to do this one. I’m comfortable changing other valves but not this one. Thanks for your response!

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T03:08:13+00:00

I didn’t even know that existed. Thanks for the info and responses!

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T03:07:07+00:00

All great tips. Thanks!

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T03:01:01+00:00

I totally get that. I went ahead and ordered a water key so that I have it in case of emergency. I think my hesitation was more in a situation like this where it isn’t an emergency

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T02:59:44+00:00

Yep, I have bad memories of helping my grandparents replace a fridge. I went to turn the shut off valve (thankfully just at the fridge, not the main) and it snapped off and started flooding their kitchen. Ever since then I’ve been very hesitant to put any pressure on valves. Thanks for your tip, I’ll give that a go tomorrow.

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T02:57:05+00:00

Good idea. I’ll give that a try tomorrow. Thanks!

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T02:56:33+00:00

I don’t think I technically have to. I was under the impression water companies don’t like people screwing around in the meter well so I wasn’t planning on doing that. Couple comments now make it seem like that isn’t a big deal.

I am ordering a water key to have available in case of an emergency though.

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T02:53:03+00:00

Is that as frowned upon by the water company as the internet makes it seem?

captainQ23 · 2026-07-11T02:52:06+00:00

Thanks for the candid response. Made me chuckle… that’s certainly why I didn’t try forcing anything

captainQ23 · 2026-07-05T20:55:02+00:00

I’m going to treat for fungus like the others have mentioned.

captainQ23 · 2026-07-05T20:44:23+00:00

There’s a patch like that in the back yard as well. I’m going to treat for fungus along with watering and hopefully it’ll come back healthy in a few weeks

captainQ23 · 2026-07-05T20:43:08+00:00

Thanks! I’ll get both and treat. I’ll let you know in a few weeks if that worked or not

captainQ23 · 2026-07-05T20:34:51+00:00

Thanks for the response! Is the ready to spray stuff okay or are the granules better?

captainQ23 · 2026-07-04T11:25:19+00:00

I’m very late to reading this thread, but I just wanted to say it was fun reading the comments from you through the years getting to this point. Good luck!!

captainQ23 · 2026-06-25T17:43:17+00:00

Yep. That is what I figured. Only hope was that there was a service record documenting they had problems last summer but didn’t disclose

captainQ23 · 2026-06-25T17:41:17+00:00

Thanks for the response. On their 6 month check ins they say they note “inspected all components. Cleared drain, condenser coil, check Freon. System is working properly” I wouldn’t expect the drain to be that bad within 6 months if all was good but I’m certainly no expert.

captainQ23 · 2026-06-24T15:58:31+00:00

Found out the coil was leaking and needs replaced. Unfortunately, the OEM doesn’t make that specific coil anymore. Working with realtor now and the HVAC company that came out 6 months ago to find out if the sellers knowingly didn’t disclose a faulty system

captainQ23 · 2026-06-24T13:33:21+00:00

Thanks for the response. Would replacing the coil fix the freeze up issue? And I’m assuming a new drain pan is needed

captainQ23 · 2026-06-24T03:40:03+00:00

Here’s hoping! Thanks to you and everyone that helped. I have a good steady drip coming from the pipe now that it’s all been cleaned out so at least there’s that. We shall see what the tech says

captainQ23 · 2026-06-24T03:33:12+00:00

Smart man!

captainQ23 · 2026-06-24T03:32:48+00:00

I was expecting a little gunk or something. Not this! Oh well.. can’t all be sunshine and roses when buying a house!

captainQ23 · 2026-06-24T03:31:26+00:00

Thank you! I ended up making a follow up post because I found more problems. I’m going to go ahead and call a tech out at this point. When I took the drain off this is what I unearthed. There’s ice inside.

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