On Vox: Dan the Plumber.

Plumbing problems at the house. I tried to shut off water supply to one of the toilet storage tanks, and the faucet head just broke off. It's a cheap plastic thingie, so I didn't expect it to have a long life anyway. But then I tried to close down the main water supply, and the valve simply won't work. It rotates freely, and nothing happens. Water pressure remains the same, no matter how many times I turn it. What the heck is happening here?!

Update: I'm starting to lose my marbles, and at such a young age. This is not a rotating kind of valve, it's one of those 90º-close-90º-open kinds!

Originally posted on wildernesscat.vox.com