Wombat
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I am was trying to replace a shut off valve on a toilet in a condo in Bellevue WA. The condos are converted apartments. They were not individually metered.There are two floors of Units.
The condo was built in the 60's but all the galvanized steel was replaced by copper at some point.
I was told there was a shutoff valve in the unit by the President of the Board.
The alleged shutoff gateway valve sticking out one inch from the drywall about 5 inches from the floor in the laundry room. Any pipes it is shutting off are hidden behind the drywall. (ie. there are no visable pipes near the shut off valve).
( The shutoff valve is also adjacent to the closet where the hot water tank is which has it's own shutoff valve)
1. I shut off the this supposed cold water shutoff valve
2. I ran the cold water in the sinks for a long time but the water pressure just seemed normal
3. The hose worked full pressure, both bathroom sinks and kitchen sink for cold water
4. The Hot water was however shutoff immediately in all the sinks.
5. The only cold water that was shut off luckily for me were the two toilet shut off valve.
6. When I ran cold water in the kitchen sink and the toilet shutoff valve was on, water started to shoot out of shut off valve.
Is the shutoff valve on the wrong pipes or is the apartment fed from different pipes?
Why does the cold water in kitchen sink make water come out of the toilet shutoff valve?
The condo was built in the 60's but all the galvanized steel was replaced by copper at some point.
I was told there was a shutoff valve in the unit by the President of the Board.
The alleged shutoff gateway valve sticking out one inch from the drywall about 5 inches from the floor in the laundry room. Any pipes it is shutting off are hidden behind the drywall. (ie. there are no visable pipes near the shut off valve).
( The shutoff valve is also adjacent to the closet where the hot water tank is which has it's own shutoff valve)
1. I shut off the this supposed cold water shutoff valve
2. I ran the cold water in the sinks for a long time but the water pressure just seemed normal
3. The hose worked full pressure, both bathroom sinks and kitchen sink for cold water
4. The Hot water was however shutoff immediately in all the sinks.
5. The only cold water that was shut off luckily for me were the two toilet shut off valve.
6. When I ran cold water in the kitchen sink and the toilet shutoff valve was on, water started to shoot out of shut off valve.
Is the shutoff valve on the wrong pipes or is the apartment fed from different pipes?
Why does the cold water in kitchen sink make water come out of the toilet shutoff valve?