Shut off water at home???
When you leave home for a few days, do you turn off the main water valve at your house?
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sch911 wrote:
We don't turn the water off. We have a sump pump system with a water powered backup. I do turn off the water heater, and the hot water valve.
We have a basement and a backup water powered sump pump also. The water supply comes in thru the basement wall. I arranged the plumbing so that I have a ball valve to shut off everything but the back up sump pump. The T off to the backup sump pump also has a ball valve in it for shut off if necessary. So when I leave I turn off the whole house minus the back up pump and then also shut off the two water heaters and the ice maker.
Also have a zone on the security system thsat has a sensor in the sump. Sequence goes like this:
Main pump goes south or power goes out
Water rises up and triggers the alarm
Water rises higher and causes the back up to take over
