Draining the Plumbing System
To drain the plumbing system proceed as follows:
- Shut off the main water valve at the water meter
- Starting at the top floor, open all the sink faucets;
- Go to the basement or the lowest level in your home and open the faucet in your laundry tub and let all the water from the above floors drain out;
- Now go back upstairs or to the highest level in the home and open the tub/shower faucets;
- Now go flush all the toilets;
- Leave the faucets in an open position;
- There should be no water coming out of any faucets except a possible slight residual drip from the lowest faucet as any remaining water in the pipes dribbles out.
- That's it, you are done.
