03-21-2007, 01:06 AM
The gate valve is worn out. Years of water rushing by a partially closed "gate" and the bottom won't fully close.
If in the future if you need to shut off the water drain it at the lowest point, typically where the water enters the house there is a hose bib. Leave it open. Hopefully the water will "leak" there instead of what you are working on.
If in the future if you need to shut off the water drain it at the lowest point, typically where the water enters the house there is a hose bib. Leave it open. Hopefully the water will "leak" there instead of what you are working on.