How To Turn On Water Without Meter

Look for the on off valve on the top or side of the meter see illustrations below here.

How to turn on water without meter. In most cases you should let public works or the municipal water company turn your water on for you. Contact the water company. My supply line from the street going into the meter is actually pex tubing which i imagine would be super easy to modify. You turn the water on by turning the valve but if you on the city water supply you have a meter.

Grasp the t handle of the water meter key and lower the other end down toward the water meter. One for cold water and one for hot water. The water meter is in your basement. Shutting your water off at the curb is simple when you know what to do.

Turn the valve so it is inline with the pipes near where your water meter was. Under the sink there are two valves. Turn on the meter. If the on off valve is on the top of the meter use a long handled crescent wrench 12 inches or longer or a t wrench to turn the on off valve the arrow toward the water meter.

Hook it all up using teflon tape on all the fittings. If your meter is still there just turn the valve. Also pick up a pipe that will fit between the fittings. They are selling some new flexible pipe that might work well.

Check to see if it is all the way off by turning on the hot water at the sink not the valve below. Turn the hot valve the one on the left counter clock wise. Place the notched end of the key over the raised piece of metal atop the valve. I d imagine that anyone with half decent plumbing skills can turn the supply valve in the front yard driveway off and then install bypass valves around the meter in the basement.

You can contact your local water company by calling them or using their online assistance portal. Then do the same to the cold. Make sure to open both the hot and cold taps and run them until they. Turn on a sink located in the lowest level of your home so water in the pipes from the floors above drain all the way down.