For some years now, Mr. HP has often recommended the Gordon Wrench, a small, hardened-plastic tool that fits snugly over the oval shut-off valve handles and makes turning them off and on simple ...

Just like knowing where your breaker box is located, knowing where your water shut-off ... s a gate valve, turn the knob clockwise until it stops. If you have a ball valve, turn the handle so ...

It’s important to know where the shut-off valve is when fixing things like a wiggly flush handle. For older toilets that don’t have a built-in shut-off valve, they will need to shut off the ...