Water Curb Stop Valve

This valve is used to start or stop the flow of liquid from the main water line.

Water curb stop valve.

Shutting off a fixture shutoff valve won t control the flow of water at that point because it s after the break so you would need to shut off the water at the curb stop which is also referred to as the main shutoff valve. It is required on any line over 2 in diameter or any line that provides fire protection for the building. A water main curb valve also known as a curb stop box is used to control the water supply from the city water main to inside the building. These products provide years of trouble free service without replacement or special attention helping to control rising maintenance costs.

So don t be surprised to find that you may not have a curb stop valve at all. Curb valves boxes located between the corporation valve and the new service structure mueller curb valves and boxes allow easy access to shut off or turn on water going into a building or residence. All new curb valve installations are required to be installed two feet from the curb when possible on all fire sprinkler mains as well as domestic water services over two inches in size.