how to shut off residential water main pipe Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › how to shut off residential water main pipe This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 21 years, 5 months ago by sambcea. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 12 Nov 2002 at 12:04 am #275975 Jim Cargo I have the tool to open and shut it off. I turned the key counter clock wise but it wont move. I tried clockwise it wont move either. what is the right way to shut off and open it? 12 Nov 2002 at 12:14 am #293211 sambceaParticipant Thank you for your response. I will try that website. bye Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In