Have a home in the country on a well. This home is for senior citizens so it also has a fire sprinkler system. I need to remodel a bathroom and the water shutoffs to the sink are badly corroded and I have to replace them so I have to shut the water off to the house. IT has a water softener and a...

It may be an isolated incident, but this may have been pressure related. My house is about 12 years old and we have had some cold weather here in NC. It appears all of the bathroom cold valves have leaked about a cup of water. They aren't runnning constantly, but they will drip when the water is...

The main water supply line shut off value is located in our basement. I've already changed it once. The problem is water is getting through the value even when it's tightly shut off. So in the winter, after draining the pipes, water continues to seep through, then I have a problem with freezing...

I am about to fix a faucet (H), but there is not a local shutoff at the sink. I shut off the water to the house but realized that I would still get hot water from the tank. Do I need to drain the entire hot water tank (at the faucet) or will the lack of pressure eventually balance out leaving my...

I will be out of town for a month or 2 and am going to shut the water off at the shutoff valve in the house. I have a couple of old connections that leak and need repair but won't be able to get to them until I get back. Is there any need to drain the pipes & hot water heater ? Thanks