How to open and close the valve?

In general, the valve is closed clockwise and opened counterclockwise, that is, the valve is closed in the direction of arrow pointing to S and opened in the direction of arrow pointing to O, where S stands for shut= off and O stands for open= on.

If there is a handwheel, turn it in the direction of the right thumb and vice versa.

Extended data:

Location of water valve switch:

Houses will be designed with tube wells (warehouses) in the stairwell. You can first find the entrance point of your own water pipe indoors, and the corresponding pipe warehouse should be outside the wall. There are usually doors. After opening, you can find the tap water meter and water inlet valve.

Valve classification:

The surface of triangle valve is basically electroplated. Its function is not only to control the flow of pipeline medium, but also to play a decorative role.

In triangle valve, connecting pipes and water inlet hoses are generally used for water supply of faucets and toilets, and there are also connecting pipes and water inlet hoses of water heaters.

Gate valves are basically used to connect pipes and water meters; The ball valve is used to connect the pipeline and the water heater; Because ball valves are more convenient to open and close than gate valves, most pipelines and water meters are connected by ball valves at present.