KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A boil water advisory was issued for multiple homes in southeast Kalamazoo Thursday. Crews had been repairing a water gate valve on Hazel Avenue when water pressure temporarily ...

If you get drips of water coming through your pipes even with the main shutoff valve completely closed, it’s probably time to replace the shutoff with a new ball valve. It’s not complicated, but the ...

Q: I had to turn off the water supply valve at the top of my water heater. So I turned it, but it kept on turning and turning without shutting off the water. A neighbor of mine said it is a gate valve ...

PORTAGE, Mich. — A boil water advisory has been issued for parts of Portage. The city of Kalamazoo was repairing a water gate valve on Lorraine Avenue when a temporary loss of pressure occurred. The ...

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