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Old 08-04-2012, 12:37 AM
 
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I live in a 1930s home here in mid-town. Recently I went out to turn off the water main to do some minor bathroom plumbing. (To do what I need to do I will need to shut off the main, not just the bathroom supply) I discovered the valve was tight to the point I couldn't turn it with the tool I bought for that purpose. When I call the city I'm told if it's not an emergency, they won't send someone out to shut the water off for me for 30 days or something. Has anyone else had a problem being able to turn the valve for your main water? I'd like to be able shut it off the minute I have a problem. Suggestions appreciated.
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Old 08-04-2012, 05:20 PM
 
Location: C-U metro
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Is it something that requires a building permit? I don't know if you called Tulsa Water or the building department but I would think that if you have a permit, the building department would be able to get it scheduled faster than 30 days.
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Old 08-04-2012, 07:11 PM
 
Location: Pawnee Nation
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Suggestions appreciated.
Yeah, chill.........

the water department had something like 15 water main breaks the other day, all in a day. this heat is murder on underground pipes, particularly 100 year old pipes. That high clay content soil tends to dry out and break pipes, so the water department is incredibly swamped. If you wait till September when the weather dampens up a bit and it isn't so hot, they can get to it a lot easier. Right now, a stuck valve is not a priority.......you aren't losing hundreds of gallons of water an hour when we are supposed to be on water restrictions.
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