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This is an odd one. The only whole house shut off is on the city side of my meter and the person from public works I talked to said only the city could operate it and if it were to break while I operated it I could be held financially liable.

Does anyone know of a ballpark price to get a plumber to install on my side of the meter?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeh I think these are currently like $400-500 here in Canada. My boss just ordered one (or something similar), interested to see how they function.

I had to install shutoffs in a unit this week and building management refused to shut the water off (for the floor).

I used a Rigid Super Freeze and it worked really well. Installed all 5 shutoffs without a disaster.

Full disclosure, I'm a carpenter/project manager, not a plumber by trade.

Rented from United Rentals, which is North America-wide I believe.