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re: Neighbor has water shooting out of ground in his yard UPDATE#2
Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:06 pm to LucasP
Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:06 pm to LucasP
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I entered it in google earth reverse image search and immediately got a hit, giving us the exact address you are at.
No he didn't.
BTW, I tried it just to see and the search result came up with Grasse, France
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Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:12 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
quote:and be liable for ruining his water heater.
Find the water meter. Turn the valve.
Nahh.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:15 pm to meauxjeaux2
Depends, is this a neighborhood or subdivision?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:40 pm to dualed
Congrats on the pond baw.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:47 pm to Motorboat
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Go turn off water at the street you numb nut
How does someone even have to ask this? 
Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:55 pm to Titus Pullo
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Turn it off at the meter if it's down line if it's up line, call the water Dept.
This shite happened to me a few years ago while the neighbor was out. The pipe burst between the mainline and their water valve at the house, so I couldn't turn it off without getting into the city shutoff. I didn't have a key and didn't want to break anything, so I called the water company and they said there was a $250 service call fee if the pipe broke past the city shutoff, even if it broke before the house. It wasn't my place to make that decision so I placed a few calls and texts to the neighbors and let it be. They eventually got a plumber out there and fixed everything. Being a good Samaritan stops when you're asked to authorize a $250 charge to your neighbor.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:59 pm to BHM
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Every homeowner should know how to turn off the water main in case of a leak. Video below shows how to turn off a typical meter valve. It is also a good idea to check the meter box occasionally as it will fill up with mud over time. You do not want to be stuck digging mud out of the box while your water is flooding your house
Perhaps I was given bad info, but I was under the impression the water mains in my area were locked and you couldn't access them without the "key" that plumbers and the city have.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:04 pm to JamalSanders
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How do you not meet your neighbors?
good fences make good neighbors
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:06 pm to slackster
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Perhaps I was given bad info, but I was under the impression the water mains in my area were locked and you couldn't access them without the "key" that plumbers and the city have
I think it is like this in Monroe
my meter is in my basement (In Nj)
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:07 pm to thelawnwranglers
Good neighbors wrangle each other's lawns.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:10 pm to thelawnwranglers
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my meter is in my basement (In Nj)
Seriously? Do they read it in person and you've got to be there and whatnot, or do they read it electronically?
ETA: Getting into the city meter box in my area requires a barrel lock key unique to the water company. I'm sure you could break into if you absolutely had to do so though.
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:14 pm to slackster
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Seriously? Do they read it in person and you've got to be there and whatnot, or do they read it electronically?
I moved in 2008 - got a notice one day they were switching it for electronic so had to be there for them to change it out. I am assuming you had to let them in to to read it back in the day.
I have a shut off to the hose there, but I would guess I have a shut off at the street too? really unsure.
might outdoor faucet shut offs are in the basement too
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:16 pm to slackster
The meters are typically under a regular old plate until you don't pay your bill and keep turning it back on after they shut it off. Then, they put a locked plate on it. When you pry off the locked plate and turn it on, they threaten to cancel the account for the house
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:18 pm to slackster
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Perhaps I was given bad info, but I was under the impression the water mains in my area were locked and you couldn't access them without the "key" that plumbers and the city have.
That is what they call the tool you can purchase at Home Depot. I doubt it is actually locked
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:18 pm to thelawnwranglers
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I moved in 2008 - got a notice one day they were switching it for electronic so had to be there for them to change it out. I am assuming you had to let them in to to read it back in the day.
I'm surprised more utility companies don't use electronic reading equipment, but utilities are some of the worst companies in the US so I guess I shouldn't be that surprised. The fact that they charge for a connection fee or a reconnection fee with the power company when they don't even have to leave the office is absurd.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:19 pm to dualed
Update op?? Have you busted out the yaks yet?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:20 pm to mctiger1985
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That is what they call the tool you can purchase at Home Depot. I doubt it is actually locked
Yeah I don't really know for sure. My dad busted up the cover with the lawnmower at the house I grew up in, so it was just loosely placed on top and they didn't seem to mind. At my current home it is fit securely, and reading on line seems to suggest the key is unique to the power company.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:25 pm to mctiger1985
It's called a T-bar, and they use it so they don't have to dig in the mud with pliers to turn the valve off
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:38 pm to Hammertime
what kind of male doesn't know how to turn the water meter off? Jesus I feel sorry for some of ya'll.
I knew how to do this by the time I was in 6th grade. WTF did some ya'lls fathers teach ya'll?
I knew how to do this by the time I was in 6th grade. WTF did some ya'lls fathers teach ya'll?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:43 pm to lsu777
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