ᐅ Simple question: How do you shut off the water supply?

So, I have now replaced the shower mixer. At first, one side was leaking, but using the old sealing rings instead of the new ones fixed everything 🙂. Turning off the water worked well too, it took quite a few turns 🙂. Overall, the replacement went pretty quickly and finally, there are no more drips.

We now have a hygrometer in the bathroom. We even recorded over 100% humidity. How is that possible? After airing the room, the humidity quickly drops to about 55-60%.

We still need to address the mold issue. Can mold spray like the one we’ve used before on wallpaper also be used on grout?
jenne

jenne schrieb:
Turning off the water worked well too, it took quite a few turns 🙂.

Hello jenne,

since you were surprised by the number of turns, I assume you don’t operate your shut-off valves regularly. 😱

You should definitely make a habit of doing this to keep them functional.

When we still lived in our "old" apartment, there was a severe water damage in the neighboring building caused by a lack of checking the shut-off valves’ operability:

A neighbor noticed a heavy drip at the kitchen angle valve – then he tried to turn off the hot water at the corresponding shut-off valve inside the apartment – but it was completely stuck and wouldn’t move. Afterward, the neighbor tried to close the valve with a plumber’s wrench, which unfortunately caused the entire shut-off valve to break off.

The apartment was uninhabitable for almost three months, and the water damage to the building was very significant, reaching a five-figure amount…

Long story short: closing and reopening the shut-off valves every few weeks can prevent major water damage… 😉

Best regards,

Dirk

Yes, I turned the screw for the first time. After 15 years in the house, it was about time anyway 🙂.

Thanks to everyone for the information so far.
j.