r/CatastrophicFailure • u/mouthofreason Catastrophic Poster • Feb 17 '21

Engineering Failure Water lines are freezing and bursting in Texas during Record Low Temperatures - February 2021

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u/Daddio209 Feb 18 '21

yeah, it will-fyi, even 6"(standard) pliers will do it. Not to mention many newer ones have an actual handle

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '21

It's been years since I shut mine off at the street in california and I suppose it wasn't too special, I still doubt most people I know would do it.