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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No reason to shut water off in DC - only in places where it gets so cold all pipes could freeze.

When I lived alone and travelled for work 2-3 weeks at a time, I would shut off the gas line to the house even though I had to relight the pilot on my stove when I returned. Probably silly, but it made me feel better.

Yes I turn the heat down if I'll be gone more than 36-48 hours, probably to 60-65. Come home, drop bags and turn on heat, go out to dinner or to the grocery store. [/quote]

I completely disagree about no reason to shut off in DC!! We went to NYC for the weekend one September. One of our toilets started leaking while we were away. Our housekeeper came on Saturdays at the time and noticed the leak. The shutoff to the toilet was old and would't turn, so she called us to find out where the main was. Had she not been there, our basement would have been flooded.

When our plumber came to fix it, he advised us to always turn off the water. You never know when a pipe or toilet will have an issue and water is destructive. We now turn it off summer or winter.[/quote]

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