Which water you talking about? Under the kitchen sink there should be a C/W shut off If your talking toilet there should be a shut off left hand side under the tank. Shower or bath tub possibly integral stops Main cold water shut off Normally by the house trap. Multi story building a cold water riser
I do not live in a condo thus I have no need to shut the main valve
the hot water valve shut off valve shuts off the hot water. The cold water valve shuts off the cold water. ;()
If you have your own water heater there should be a shut off at the heater. If not I would look under the kitchen sink. There may be shut off valves at each fixture. If there is a central water heater in the basement, there would be a shut off to each unit.
On any water heater, the shut off is on the incoming cold pipe.
To shut off the water to the water heater, locate the shut-off valve on the cold water supply line leading to the heater. Turn the valve clockwise to close it and stop the flow of water to the heater.
Showers and tubs do not usually have shut off valves on the supply lines. To shut the water off you will have to shut off the main water line. There should be one on the cold water line to the water heater. This may shut both the hot and cold off or just the hot. There will be one in the main line coming into the house on the basement wall closest to the street or at the water meter.
You will get some back pressure from the water heater. It will come out of either the hot or cold. Shut the tank off if there is a shut off there.
To turn off the water to the water heater, locate the shut-off valve on the cold water pipe leading into the water heater. Turn the valve clockwise to shut off the water supply.
To properly shut off the water supply to the water heater, locate the shut-off valve on the cold water pipe leading to the heater. Turn the valve clockwise to close it and stop the flow of water to the heater.
To turn off the water supply to the water heater, locate the shut-off valve on the cold water pipe leading to the heater. Turn the valve clockwise to shut off the water flow.
To turn off your water heater, locate the shut-off valve on the cold water supply line leading to the heater. Turn the valve clockwise to shut off the water flow to the heater.
To turn off your water heater, locate the shut-off valve on the cold water supply line leading to the heater. Turn the valve clockwise to shut off the water supply to the heater.