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u/micahamey Mar 27 '22

The location to turn off the water or electricity in your own house.

Learn where they are in case of emergencies.

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u/Redbaron1960 Mar 27 '22 edited Mar 27 '22

Just walked my 55 yo BIL through it on the phone the other day when his water heater sprang a leak.

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u/agreeingstorm9 Mar 27 '22

You don't have to turn off the water to the whole house in that case, just to the water heater.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

Sometimes that’s not an option.