Shut off water at home???

Sfla2 wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

yes you do leave for work but thats not 2 wk or more.

What difference does that make? Do you have any evidence that pipes break more when you're on vacation then when home?

You have a 18X more chance of it breaking at when you're not at home or asleep then when you're on vacation (at least I do). If a pipe breaks in your home for more than a 1/2 an hour you have big problems anyway.

So why not be consistent and turn it off when you go to work or you're way for more than a 1/2 an hour? :h

you seem to miss the point yes can happen any time but you will be home some time that day not 2 wk later

You're assuming that you will have more of a chance that a pipe will break while on vacation than away at work or asleep at home. This is not the case (at least time wise) because I have shown the math. In my case it's around 18 times more probable that it will happen when I'm NOT on vacation.

I'll ask you one more time, do you have any evidence that pipes break more when on vacation then when a work or asleep? If so, post it up so we all can see.