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Honestly I tried to fix a toilet at 2am and flooded my downstairs bathroom
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irisowens8d agoMost Upvoted
Were you absolutely sure that water shutoff valve was all the way off before you started? That little quarter-turn handle can be finicky if you don't push it past the last click. It takes a few seconds to locate that valve behind the toilet base, usually a small chrome or plastic knob near the floor. That one step saves you from turning your linen closet into a swimming pool.
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gavin2288d ago
Oh yeah learned that one the hard way with a basement flood last year.
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hannah3208d ago
3 gallons of water later and my bathroom looked like a scene from a horror movie. The shutoff valve thing is overrated honestly, half the time those things are seized up or you twist them the wrong way and snap the pipe. I just keep a big towel and a bucket nearby now, works way better than trying to be a plumber at 2am.
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